How to force backup through Time Machine in terminal I am trying to force Time Machine to do backup with terminal, to backup one virtual machine while it is saved and stopped, but till now I am unable to do that,

tmutil startbackup --auto

and then, to check if that backup has been made,

tmutil listbackup

but there is no new entry in the list after.

After check Time Machine GUI I notice that it was working as expected, but it was tacking a while because after backup there was also a cleaning part. There is no need for higher privileges to use this command.


Mac Pro (Early 2008) - Unable to print in color to HP 4730 MFP When I print from a Mac Pro (Early 2008) running El Capitan (10.11.6) to a HP 4730MFP, all my color prints come out black and white. However when I print from my Lenovo running Win 10, they print just fine in color. The print driver for the machine is PCL v5.1. Somehow I feel the driver is not translating properly on the Mac side. I called MAC and they said they no longer support drivers for that machine. When I reset the printing system and re-add, it won't even work if I select the apple driver from the software drop down list. It gives an error code 49.4C06. It only works when I select the PCL Generic driver which unfortunately does not have the option to print in color.

Is there a workaround? Maybe a third party app that would work?

This has been resolved. The generic postscript driver did the trick. PCL is device dependent which means that the drivers for this language utilize the printer hardware for creating some of the printed data, usually graphics data such as fill areas, underlines or fonts. PostScript on the other hand is a device-independent page description language developed by Adobe, which is used to print and display pictures and text. It is used heavily in Macintosh platforms and for graphic applications in several platforms. Hope that helps someone.


Upgrade mac pro 4.1 to 5.1 does not work (it just reboot normally) In my quest to update my mac pro 2009 (4.1), I did encounter a roadblock, since the last OS that I can run on 4.1 is 10.11.

Now; I found a method to flash the machine so it becomes a 5.1; which allow me to install up to Mojave I believe. The problem is that after following the instructions, the machine won't update. This is what I did

mount the firmware update DMG and run the app, it create a ram disk on desktop
Once done, it ask me to shut down the computer and restart it.
I restart as per instructions; holding the button until the light flash and the machine beep, but it just boot in the current os, and no update is done

I did check the following

my 4.1 mac has the latest firmware available officially from Apple
I have the original GT120 that came with it, in the bottom slot (not the 16x, since that card is garbage); also the only other devices plugged in, beside the mouse and keyboard are 2 extra hard drives.

So far, after reading forums and tons of huge posts, I found no way to solve my problem. So I hope anyone here has experience with the procedure and can point me to the right solution. Once I get this done, my second step will be to go for High sierra or  Mojave, and then try to install windows via bootcamp, but one step at time.

First, check the requirements:

64bit EFI needed (MacPro 4,1 has it)
latest firmware Update (You seem to have this)
Do you have enough memory and CPU? (I upgraded my MacPro to 32GB RAM and 2x QuadCore 3.2GHz CPU.)
Metal capable GPU like newer nvidia 960/980/1080 GTX?

I am running Sierra 10.12.6 fine on my MacPro 3,1 with latest 1.5 firmware, but I used the installer coming from http://dosdude1.com/software.html, which creates a bootable USB media to install from. That worked like a charm.

So I suggest you try the software from dosdude1 - there is a perfect instruction page how to build the installer from the original Apple Installer and how to use it. (Never ever forget to apply the patches regarding software update provided by the dosdude1 installer!)

I already tried to upgrade to High Sierra and got the feedback from Collin aka dosdude1 that I would need a metal capable GPU, because I got several weird hang ups with my ATI R9 280X during the installation process. Therefore I need to buy a new Nvidia GPU, preferably a 980GTX.


Password dialog for ssh key not working I am trying to test my AWS git code commit:

ssh git-codecommit.us-east-1.amazonaws.com

But I keep getting a mac password dialog for ssh key. I enter in my password, but I keep getting Saving password to keychain failed error. Does anyone know what might be going on?

Thanks in advance!

If it asks for password it means you have not everything properly setup.

You need to set a policy in AWS IAM that grants access to your user to CodeCommit repos. In that policy you need to indicate the resource (repo) ARN (Amazon Resource Name) you want to grant access or * for all of them.

Then you need to generate a SSH key using ssh-keygen and enter the contents of that key (the .pub) in the IAM Console section named IAMUsersSSHKeys.

If you need further help let me know.


Control-key behaves like F10 The control-key on my MacBook Pro (OS X 10.8.4) has started behaving strangely. When I press it it acts in the same way as F10, bringing up Application Windows. This is a nuisance, as it affects key combinations that include the control-key.

I have no idea how this started, but I'd like to be able to stop it!

--Malcolm

Open Mission Control in System Preferences. You should check if Left Control Key is being used to call Mission Control. Try to remove it from selections.


How to run script at wake? I'm looking for a method to run a script (well, a single shell command) when my laptop wakes from sleep.

This question has been asked before, but 8 years ago (for OS X Lion), and several of the answers require third-party products that are now no longer developed.

Another option might be for the script to run at any time, once per day, when it's up and running, but I don't want it to miss an allotted time slot just cause it's not awake. I'm not so bothered about triggering a script at sleep time.

launchd may do what you need. As long as your system isn't asleep the entire day, and it is scheduled using the StartCalendarInterval (see below), launchd will run your script once a day. Here's what I mean:

If you schedule your script to run at (for example) 12:00 noon, AND your mac is awake at 12:00 noon, then your script will run at 12:00 noon.
If you schedule your script to run at (for example) 12:00 noon, BUT your mac is asleep at 12:00 noon, then your script will run as soon as your mac wakes up.

IMHO, launchd has an advantage because it is part of MacOS. The only 3rd party tool you might want to use with it is LaunchControl (instead of the native launchctl). LaunchControl is a GUI-based app used only to help you create/edit your .plist, and can help managing & troubleshooting if that becomes necessary. The .plist file contains the instructions that will be used by launchd to start your program, and can be very simple. And of course you can avoid 3rd party software completely by simply creating the required .plist "manually" with a text editor.

As mentioned above, the configuration key you need to use in your .plist to schedule the time to run your job/script is StartCalendarInterval. According to man launchd.plist:

  Unlike cron which skips job invocations when the computer is asleep, launchd will start the job the next time the computer wakes up.  If multiple intervals transpire before the computer is woken, those events will be coalesced into one event upon wake from sleep.

Example

Here's an example of how to use launchdto create a User Agent. The scope of a User Agent is that it only runs for one user. Note that it is also possible to create Global Agent, or a Global Daemon that runs for multiple/all users, but we'll leave that for another day. :

Create a script in your home directory (~/) to output the date and time whenever it's run:

#!/bin/bash
CURRENTDATE=`date +"%c"`
echo Current Date and Time is: ${CURRENTDATE}

Name the script echodatetime.sh & make it executable:

$ chmod 755 ~/echodatetime.sh

Create a .plist file in ~/Library/LaunchAgents/sdm.simple.exampleofPLIST.plist:

  EDIT: NOTE! DO NOT USE ~/ as shortcut for user's home directory! You must use a full path specification, or it won't work.

<?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>Disabled</key>
    <false/>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>seamus.simple.example</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
        <string>/Users/seamus/echodatetime.sh</string>
    </array>
    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
    <string>/Users/seamus/echodatetime.error.txt</string>
    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
    <string>/Users/seamus/echodatetime.log.txt</string>
    <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
    <array>
      <dict>
          <key>Hour</key>
          <integer>1</integer>
          <key>Minute</key>
          <integer>25</integer>
      </dict>
      <dict>
          <key>Hour</key>
          <integer>1</integer>
          <key>Minute</key>
          <integer>26</integer>
      </dict>
      <dict>
          <key>Hour</key>
          <integer>1</integer>
          <key>Minute</key>
          <integer>27</integer>
      </dict>
      <dict>
          <key>Hour</key>
          <integer>1</integer>
          <key>Minute</key>
          <integer>28</integer>
      </dict>
      <dict>
          <key>Hour</key>
          <integer>1</integer>
          <key>Minute</key>
          <integer>29</integer>
      </dict>
    </array>
</dict>
</plist>

This .plist will cause ~/echodatetime.sh to be executed at the following times every day:
  01:25
  01:26
  01:27
  01:28
  01:29

  You can change the integer values in the array for the key StartCalendarInterval to get the timing that suits you. This is just an example that I used for testing.

The example above shows a "burst" of five (5) runs at one minute intervals. This was done to show the somewhat odd syntax required for such a schedule. Scheduling a single event to run once a day, every day, at 12:00 noon may be accomplished by substituting the simpler StartCalendarInterval key shown below into the .plist shown above:

    <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
    <array>
        <dict>
            <key>Hour</key>
            <integer>12</integer>
            <key>Minute</key>
            <integer>0</integer>
        </dict>
    </array>

load your job & check that it's running:

$ launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/sdm.simple.exampleofPLIST.plist
$ launchctl list | grep seamus
  -   0   seamus.simple.example

Monitor the output file declared in the StandardOutPath key:

$ tail -f ~/echodatetime.log.txt

After loading the .plist file, you will see the datetime output at the times designated in the StartCalendarInterval key: at one minute intervals beginning at 01:25 and ending at 01:29 if you use my .plist file.

Miscellany

The .plist files above have been tested, and operated successfully on my macbook pro running Mojave (ver 10.14.6). Also verified the behavior of launchd when an event schedule occurs during sleep: The task ran immediately after the mac "woke up", and logged the time it awakened (i.e. not the scheduled time).
Yes, the .plist syntax is arcane! Consider using LaunchControl instead of manually hacking these files.
A potentially useful hint: You can check the syntax of your .plist file like so:

$ plutil -lint /Users/seamus/Library/LaunchAgents/sdm.simple.exampleofPLIST.plist
/Users/seamus/Library/LaunchAgents/sdm.simple.exampleofPLIST.plist: OK

When you're finished with this example, you may remove the job from launchd, and then delete or move the file from your folder ~/Library/LaunchAgents. Otherwise, your job will be re-started by launchd next time you log in:

$ launchctl remove seamus.simple.example
$ mv ~/LaunchAgents/sdm.simple.exampleofPLIST.plist ~/archive

Alternatively, leave the file where it is, and set the Disabled key  to true in the .plist:

    <key>Disabled</key>
    <true/>


Merging partitions separated by Bootcamp In the process of installing windows on my MacBook Pro, I managed to somehow partition the disk this way.

Is there any way of merging the UNTITLED 3 segment with the Macintosh HD segment without reinstalling windows?

Select Untitled 3 partition and delete it (click the minus button). Now you can extend the size of the Macintosh HD by dragging the resize bar at the bottom right it can extend to take up the space formerly occupied by Untitled 3 and it won't affect your bootcamp partition.


FreeBSD Install DVD corrupted my Mac OS X harddisk Recently, I have tried a FreeBSD 7.4 i386 Install DVD, just to see some screens of FreeBSD on my Mac mini Intel 2006. I was going to see (to remember) just several dialog screen of and perhaps I would try the Live CD feature of FreeBSD. And I did see them and later I ejected the FreeBSD Install DVD without changing anything on Mac mini's harddisk.

But after restart I found that Mac mini would not boot Mac OS X Leopard. Apperantly, some code on FreeBSD DVD must have tampered with someting on the Leopard harddisk.

When I checked the harddisk using another (working) Leopard with #gpt -r show disk0 as shown in this post: How to fix broken EFI partition? , the first entry is "pmbr" on that post, whereas it's "mbr" in mine, all other partitions and sizes are the same which makes me think that there's an easy fix for this problem.

Would you advise me to try the procedure on that post, would it help?

Try this:

Put into the CD tray the OS X Snow Leo install disk
Restart computer
Hold OPTION (Alt) key, select OS X Installation DVD
Open Disk Utility
Select your disk, go to the First Aid Tab.
Follow the instructions. The EFI data on disk shall be restored.


How to fix a user account screwed up by El Capitan? I did a full backup before installing El Capitan, so a restore is available if nothing else.

After the install, I was able to login, but found that the
login group for my non-admin account had been changed from staff (20) to wheel (0).

Looked around for a way to fix it and could not find anything but chfn.  I suspected that would only affect files in /etc and not LDAP, but tried it anyway.  'id' showed it worked, but access to apps was not restored.  Logged out, and could not log in.  Account still shows in login screen but password gets the "headshake" signal.

Logged in to admin account, unlocked the users pref pane, selected the account, put in the password again, and then tried  'id wgroleau' in Terminal.  "No such user"

The account is still shown on the login screen and the pref pane, but trying to reference it in terminal with various commands gets "no such user."

Any fix other then restoring Yosemite?

Here's one way to fix (but I hope there's a better way):

In admin account,

sudo (cd /Users; tar cf  )
In Users pref pane, delete the account and the directory.  (Trying to keep the directory got an error and did not delete account)
Re-create the account.  Verify in Terminal that the numeric ID is the same.
Restore the directory contents from the tarball.
If necessary, use chown/chgrp/chmod to fix metadata.

I also hope (too late for me) that someone can explain how it could have been prevented.


How can I automaticaly download images from a SD/CF card on a Macbook Pro? Yesterday I bought the new 2018 15" MacBook Pro (until then I was a Windows user for more than 20+ years) and installed all the software from Canon's EOS Solution Disk (downloaded from Canon's webpage). I am using a Canon 7D Mark II and a Canon 1D X.

On Windows 10 my workflow was that after shooting, I took the SD or CF card out of the camera and plugged it into my card reader, and that started Canon's ImageBrowser EX software, which then automatically started copying my images into the destination folder (with a subfolder that was automatically created based on the date, e.g. /user/Pictures/Canon/2018_09_22).

After that, I proceeded to do my editing. I did not need to plug any of my cameras into the laptop that I was using.

On my new MacBook, I can achieve this only if I plug the whole camera in using a USB cable and run the EOS Utility 3 software when I plug the camera in. Neither does EOS Utility start automatically, nor does it offer the option to download from SD/CF card directly — and apparently, ImageBrowser EX does not even exist for OS X.

So my question is: How do I achieve that my images are automatically downloaded into subfolders directly from my SD and CF cards when I plug them in the card reader? What software (preferably from Canon) should I use?

I also posted this question on photo stackexchange and the said I might get better results here...

Applications > Image Capture

This is the Mac's generic photo importer - it's the actual engine behind Photos.

Launch, insert card, select the card in the list; then bottom left there is a drop menu so you can tell it what automatic action to perform.
This is where I'm uncertain as I'm a Nikon user, not Canon.

Drop menu artificially moved across so you can see the section underneath

From here you can set whether or not to auto-launch any capable app, or use Image Capture itself. I just import to the same folder each time then move after I've done initial edits, but from here you could tell it to auto-launch your Canon software & it could then take over the import & file structure..

One caveat - if you reformat the SD card, it will be recognised as a new device each time you do. The Mac treats each card as a separate entity & always knows which card it is, even if you have several with the same name [which also means you need to set up the same workflow for each card, the first time]. Reformatting breaks that association.


Require Admin level to mount removable media or network attached storage device Is there a way to require Admin level privileges on a MacBook in order to mount any type of removable media or network attached storage device?

The traditional manner for locking down Macs was to use the MCX framework and Apple is in the process of removing that and moving to Profiles to control this sort of thing.

Both have mechanisms for limiting access to storage - internal, external, etc…

I would recommend you learn about Profiles since MCX has been on the way out since Lion arrived and should be considered for legacy OS and hardware at this point.

Here are two articles to get you started so you can decide what tool you might want to use for the job:

MCX: Client Wrangling 101
Mountain Lion Profile Manager documentation

You might also decide to get some software that helps automate the creation, distribution and most importantly, the reporting of compliance on an ongoing basis, but you could get started with one license of Server and a single Mac to test whether you want to use Profiles or find another solution for your Mac management.


How can I mount disks via cron in Mountain Lion? Is there a way to mount disks in Mountain Lion that works with cron?

The following command works fine from the Terminal:

/usr/sbin/diskutil mount disk1s6

But when executed via my crontab, it fails. My crontab is working fine, otherwise.

I've been using cron to mount my backup disk once a day before I do a smart clone via SuperDuper. (Possibly related... the SuperDuper release notes mention problems mounting drives in Mountain Lion, but I want to emphasize I was mounting drives separately using a shell script and/or cron.)

Any ideas or potential workarounds for this problem?

I had this same problem and found that I could get it to work if the cron job was launched under root.

This Apple discussion link has this note:

  [...] Basically, Apple is tracking where an application launches from,
  and seems to be preventing processes that launch from "cron" (one of
  the system schedulers), even indirectly, from mounting local disk
  volumes, even when that application is signed.


Apple Lightning to Micro USB I am in the process of wiring up some iPad carts but they bought keyboards for the iPads that need to be charged by Micro USB.

The cart is already wired for Apple's Lightning and was wondering, is there anything aside from re-wiring the cart to go from the male Lightning connector to Micro USB or maybe the male Lightning to female USB so I can plug in the Micro USB cable?

The only official Lightning / Micro USB adapter sold by Apple is the Lightning to Micro USB adapter as shown below:

There doesn't seem to be an adapter for the reverse of this.


How does keychain restore work in other idevice? app A stores passwords in keychain programmatically. One password is stored in one keychain item. Keychain item is a class of type Generic Password. app A is installed & used in idevice1 & idevice2 (ios4.0 & later). Now take the encrypted backup of device1 and restore it in device2.

Does it overwrite the keychain items of same match in device2 or stores the keychain items from backup alone?

When you restore an iOS backup - all the previous contents are gone so there is no merging of old and new contents. You end up with the current keychain matching the backed up keychain.

The only subtle aspect is that if you do not have a passcode lock on the device, some items stored in the keychain are wiped (either not backed up or not restored - it's not clear when this happens). This ensures that you actually have to re-enter mail passwords and such.

This protects from someone restoring your backup without your knowledge and then being able to read your email. They either need to know your passcode or your password to make use of a restored keychain and app settings on a new device initially after restore.


Forwarding a mail as a fax using Applescript and Mail I am using the Mac's fax function and that works just great. I would, however, like to make an Applescript that gets called from a Mail rule. For example, when the Subject is something like: "FAX:12345679", the rule should take the fax number from the subject and use it to fax the attachment via the fax-modem printer.

Is this possible?

To answer your question, I don't think that there is a way to use AppleScript with the Mac fax function.  I am able to create a script which grabs attachments, but I can't find a way to hook into the fax function, without using a 3rd party faxing app.  Sorry, I thought there was a way.


Is there a way to default ALL new reminders/calendar events to have an alert? I like my iPhone, but one thing that REALLY bugs me is that EVERY time I create an event I have to manually set an alert.

(One has to wonder why Apple thinks that I would add an entry into my calendar and NOT want an alert.  At the very least this should be configurable - to do some default.)

I am hoping there is such a setting that I have overlooked.  Is there?

Yes, there's a setting!

Settings->Mail, Contacts, Calendars->Default Alert Times->Events


Can you use a Thunderbolt 3 cable to connect two Macbook 12-inch in target disk mode? I'm working as a technician and would like to learn the capabilities of these cables.

I know a USB-C 3.1 gen. 2 can do it, but I'd like to know if a Thunderbolt-3 cable would do it.

I know that you cannot use the thunderbolt 3 cable to connect a Macbook 12-inch to a Mac with Thunderbolt-3 port, as Thunderbolt ports seem to only accept Thunderbolt cables for data transfer (and I tried to and didn't work).

Can you use a Thunderbolt 3 cable to connect two Macbook 12-inch in target disk mode?

The Macbooks connector is only USB-C (USB 3.1 Gen 1), which is not Thunderbolt 3.

You can't connect in target disk mode via a thunderbolt 3 cable.
You can use USB-C data cable to connect in USB target disk mode.

(Not that this helps, but the Macbook Pro has native thunderbolt 3 support, and would work in this manner.)

You also can use migration assistant over ethernet if you have a usb-c ethernet on both ends or WiFi, if moving accounts is your ultimate goal.


Are there ways to have Mac OS recognize my password "better"? Basically I am "at odds" with Mac OS on how to properly type my password.

Meaning: when I used Linux (ubuntu with unity to be precise), I really didn't care about the "state" of my Linux box. If the screen saver/lock was up, I just started typing my password and hit enter. And ... I was logged in. Because the Linux screen lock was smart enough to understand that the string I typed + Enter is my password.

With Mac OS, on the other hand, I have to be much more "careful". I often find myself first type a letter, and press enter, and then when the input text field starts reflecting me typing ... I slowly type my password, and carefully press Enter. Because: if I don't do that, Mac OS will try to use maybe 5 out of 8 chars I typed. Or something else. So far too often, it takes me two, three turns before I successfully unlocked my screen.

Long story short: is that me not fitting Mac OS (so I have to change my attitude of just typing pretty fast) - or are there ways to adapt Mac OS to my style of entering the unlock password?

(And yes, when I have the lid open, I use the fingerprint reader, works fine - but within the office, the lid is down.)

If you press the modifier keys (Command, Option, Control, Shift), it will wake the computer but not type anything, so you can press them as many times as you like without messing up your password.

I usually just drum on the modifier keys until I see the password cursor, after having exactly the problem you describe.


OS updates on a MacBook without Apple ID I am planning to use a MacBook without registering an Apple ID account. I don't need to install applications from app store, so it is not an issue. But I wan to receive OS updates.
Is it possible to receive OS updates when using a MacBook without having to sign in for Apple ID?

Yes and no. Upgrades can require an ID, updates do not.
With an MDM, you can push out most apps and updates without any Apple ID needed on the machines. Also in the yes, many but not all OS updates are pushed from the device channel and not the user channel of the App Store.
No for some cases if the machine is older. It really depends on exactly which Mac you have and which specific build of OS you want to install and if you install it from an already set up user account or if you install from recovery.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904

The easiest way to check is to go to this page in Safari browser and then try to download whichever OS installer you want.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211683

Another less easy way to test is to use recovery and reinstall the OS on top of your existing one. You will quickly know if that machine needs an Apple ID (less likely) or if it’s in the clear (more likely). You only lose some time with this test as the programs and data remain x especially if you pick to reinstall the same OS version and do not upgrade.


How can I migrate data when Migration Assistant doesn't recognize Time Machine external drive? I'm trying to migrate my files from my time machine backup (external drive 500 Gb) to my MacBook Pro with Lion 10.7.1. It has almost empty brand new internal hard drive 500 Gb.

I can see the external hard drive in the desktop (is connected to my MacBook Pro with a FireWire cable), but the Migration Assistant is unable to recognize it!

What can I do to migrate my files?

Have you tried right clicking on the time machine icon on your dock, and telling it to browse other time machine disks? See if Time Machine will recognize it as a backup, and see if it will restore any files that way.

When you select Restore From Time Machine backup it doesn't even see the external drive or list it/any backups?


External mic with iPhone and Bluetooth output I need some way to control iPhone 5 to allow me use a external microphone in the headphone 3,5mm socket and output my voice (in real time) to an external bluetooth speaker via the mobile Bluetooth system in the phone. In fact it’s like using a mobile phone as a PA system. Can anyone help?

I found this app on App store that might suits your needs.

  Megaphone transforms your iPhone into an instant Microphone, PA system
  or Megaphone when you plug it into amplified speakers.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/megaphone-free/id304955183?mt=8

As you plug in external microphone your system should switch to that input, same for the Bluetooth speakers as output.


Is Control Center the only place where one can find the AirPlay button? The AirPlay button that one can use to switch where to send audio/video from an iOS device used to be found to the right of essentially all volume controls (In the Music app, Podcasts app, Safari QuickTime playback, etc). However, I recently noticed that this button is no longer appearing there.

Perhaps this change was implemented for iOS 7, but I had not really noticed it until very recently. Now it seems that Control Center is the only place with AirPlay controls. Is this the new and only way to access the AirPlay button?

Yes.
It's the only place where the AirPlay Mirroring options can be accessed. Of course, AirPlay can also be accessed from the the player controls while playing a movie.


Is it a way to downgrade an app on my iPad downloaded from App Store? I would not jailbrake my device. I would not use any Mac for rollback. Is downgrade possible? Googled it a lot, seems it is not possible.

I acknowledge this answer is based on a very literal interpretation of your question, but just to be thorough and in case it is useful to others looking for answers, here goes.

You could do this with a PC instead of a Mac, so long as you have past backups of the app in question on your PC or external backup drive.

To do this you need to download and install iTunes 12.6.3 (this can be installed alongside newer versions of iTunes). You would then need to copy the backup version of the iPad app that will work with your iPad to your iTunes Library. Then select and sync that version to your iPad from within iTunes.

Refer to Deploy apps in a business environment with iTunes on Apple's website for further information and download links.


Why retina mac book pro won't output signal to second monitor via mini display, but detect it? I have 2 monitors, a retina, 15-inch, mid 2014 mac book pro.
I plugged the hdmit output to one monitor, and a mini-display to dvi to the second monitor.

On mac book preference system perferences->displays-> arrangement tab I can see all three screens, however the one connected via mini display port - dvi isn't getting any signal.

Can I used two monitors with a mac book pro, without having to buy some fancy extra device?

Your model should support 2 external monitors at max resolution of 2560x1600.

Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on up to two external displays, both at millions of colors.

Check your resolution settings, if the cables are working.

https://support.apple.com/kb/SP704?locale=en_US


How to not have a signature inserted in new emails in Apple Mail I'd like to have signatures configured as part of my preferences in Apple Mail, but not have them auto-inserted whenever I create a new email. Is there a way to default to "None", but still have signatures associated with the account?

You can add the signature to your email account but still have the default set to none.

If you create a new mail now, it will have no signature by default but you'll still have the dropdown at top right to select one.


Native RNDIS USB tethering support for OSX Android phones can be USB tethered via RNDIS protocol on Windows and Linux. As far as I understood Apple does not provide RNDIS driver for OSX.

Are there RNDIS drivers for OSX by third party (Android vendor) or community?

I don't want to use any any app for tethering, I want the real thing, as other operating systems can do it, so please no suggestions for alternative methods.

Since then, this driver has come out. It's FOSS too.

http://www.joshuawise.com/horndis


Move files using shortcut keys in Forklift for Mac Does anyone know here how to move files using just shortcut keys in Forklift for Mac? I just don't like to click File > Move to, to move files/folders from one tab to another. I think there's a short cut key or I think I can set a shortcut key, but I just don't know how to do it in Forklift. It's not even in their FAQs and I cannot find any post online regarding Forklift shortcut keys.

I just want to select files and copy/move from one tab to another fast, without pointing my mouse to the move to link under File in the top menu.

I hope somebody here is familiar with Forklift and would share some tips of how to move files fast from one tab to another. :D

You can use

Tab to switch between left and right pane
Cursor keys to move up and down within a pane
Cmd-C/Cmd-V to copy/paste files and folders


Left command key does not work My left ⌘ (command key) doesn't respond, while the right ⌘ key works fine.

my Mac: MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012)
on keyboard viewer: when I click left ⌘ no respond on keyboard viewer, but right ⌘ and all other keys have.
I have opened the left ⌘ key, nothing seems wrong with it. (The left ⌘ has no physical damage.)

Anyone know what is wrong with my left ⌘ key?

Try restarting in Recovery mode by holding the right command key and R during power-up. If that works (i.e. you boot into Recovery mode), then try doing the same with the left command key.

If that fails, you have a defect keyboard that needs replacement.


Why do iPhone photos have Microsoft in Exif data? Wandering around Spain, I took a lot of pictures with an iPhone 5s, latest IOS.

Uploaded into the new Photos (which is IMHO a step backward from iPhoto).

Dragged from Photos into a directory, and viewed tags with exiftool.  Puzzled by this one in every image:

Primary Platform                : Microsoft Corporation

What does it mean/why is it in images that came from an iPhone and (AFAIK) has not been created by, stored on, or passed through any software or hardware from Microsoft?

Again, I took all these photos with an iPhone 5s and all changes (if any) were made by Apple's new but not improved Photos app.

"Primary Platform" is part of the ICC profile, which is related to colorspace. Under "Device Model" and "Colorspace", you should see sRGB, which was created jointly by Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard (HP). If you look further you should also see the color profile is listed as being created by, and copyrighted to, HP.

It appears that somewhere along the line, the color profile is being added to the image. It's not clear if this is on iOS (which I've seen claims stating it is not color-managed), during the move to Mac or in iPhoto/Photos. I have images that were in iPhoto and copied back out, and have not been touched by Photos, that have the same Exif data. I have also used the Photo Investigator app on iPhone to view Exif data for images that were taken on iPhone but have not yet been transferred to a computer, and they list the Color Model as RGB, not sRGB, so it would appear the profile is added later.


iMac random shutdown I have recently faced a critical issue with my iMac (since June 2016). The problem showed up after installing OSX El Capitan. It shutdown randomly and suddenly. It's as if the power cord has been disconnected. And it doesn't restart when I press the power on button. I have to switch off the power socket, wait for a few minutes, then it can be turned back on.

After 3 visits to Apple Store to fix this, they ran same test to see if it's a hardware- or softwareproblem (negative), the ram-module is replaced, they have done a clean install and it's still the same problem.

Is there anyone who has a solution for this problem?

to be continued...

I can't imagine the Apple Store haven't already done this - but have you/they tried resetting the SMC?

For iMacs, the steps to do this are:

Shut down your computer
Unplug it from the power socket
Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds
Plug it back in and turn it on.

However, assuming they have already tried this, there are other things they can do, such as swapping over the logic board.

Troubleshooting is a process of elimination, and you know that reinstalling macOS doesn't resolve the issue, and neither does replacing the RAM. So, if it was me, the logic board would be next.

Let us know how you go.


To set up Gmail app as default mail program in iPad? When I press some email-link on Safari, it goes to mail app.
How can you make it go to Gmail app?

At the moment, unfortunately, Apple doesn't allow default apps to be changed.

Some apps came up with various hacks to open Google Chrome instead of Mobile Safari when you press a web page link within that app but at the moment there is no such hack for mailing. And if there was, frankly, Apple would't implement it into Safari themselves.

Maybe in the future, Apple will allow default apps to be changed but basically you're stuck right now. Sorry.


Stop Safari sharing on iDevice I've followed all the advice on other threads, none work. I have knocked the sliders in iCloud to off for Safari but I can still see what's being viewed on my iPad by double clicking my iPhone.

This feature is called Handoff.

  When your Mac computers and iOS devices are within Bluetooth range of
  each other (about 33 feet or 10 meters), they can automatically “hand
  off” what you’re doing from one device to another. For example, you
  can start writing an email in Mail on your iPhone, then instantly pick
  up where you left off in Mail on your Mac.

Follow the steps to turn it off:

Open the Settings app on your iOS device
Scroll down and tap ‘General’
Next tap ‘Handoff’
Turn the ‘Handoff’ toggle off


Customize existing keyboard layout I need to invert the behaviour of 2 key in my keyboard ("<" is inverted with "\").

I can do this easily with "Karabiner", but for me is a solution without an explanation.

I'm linux user and usually a do this directly from "terminal".

So, if Karabiner can do the trick, I suppose that I can do it too!

How can I modify a layout "programmatically" from terminal? Where layout configuration are stored?

I'm not sure if I got you write. I have the problem, that I want some characters on specific keys on my keyboard. I use Spark to redefine this, this works for Terminal and GUI.

http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/14352/spark

I also tried to redefine key under MAC, but this seems to be not so easy. So if you do not want to run an extra program, I cannot recommend you a solution.


How do you configure airport extreme with dynamic dns? I have a domain via Namecheap. They support dynamic dns updates. I'd like to use my airport extreme (firmware 7.6.1) to do the DNS updates, anyone know how to accomplish this?

Here's the info about namecheap's dynamic dns.
http://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/category.aspx/11/dynamic-dns

For what it's worth, I am willing to pay the $30 a year to use DynDNS instead, if I could get instructions for setting up the Airport Extreme.

DynDNS does support Multicast DNS (mDNS), which provides the ability to do dynamic DNS and much more. They even have handy dandy instructions for setting it up with an Airport Device. It will cost you a $30/yr standard account, though.


Can you save your app progress between different apple devices? I'm changing iPads soon for school from a old ipad to a new ipad air. I was wondering if I used the same Apple ID, could have save the progress from the games or apps I have in the old ipad and keep them in the new one. I know it saves the game so that you don't have to pay for it again just in care it isn't free. But, let's say I wanna save my Flappy Bird high score. If I get the app on my new ipad air, is there a way I could open the app up without having to start from 0 again. Also, documents in the notability app, is their an easier way to transport them to the new ipad. And music as well? Thank you very much!

Yes. You can transfer all data from your old iPad to your new one with a backup, either with iCloud or iTunes on your computer. There is probably not enough space to backup to iCloud, but if you back up to a computer with iTunes, and then plug your iPad Air into that computer, it will ask if you want to set it up from the backup of your old iPad.


regenerate public key I tried to google my question without any answer that works...

I have an id_dsa private key, but "lost" my public one.

When I generate a new public one with ssh-keygen -yf .ssh/id_dsa > .ssh/id_dsa.pub, ssh starts asking me for password instead of passphrase.

It might be related to xattr on that file? If yes, didn't find how to set proper xattr on id_dsa.pub.

Any idea how to regenerate my public key ? (excepted generate a new keypair ^^)

Thanks for the time you spent reading me ;-)

[edit]

hope this will help

output of ssh -v someserver

OpenSSH_7.3p1, LibreSSL 2.4.1
debug1: Reading configuration data /Users/***/.ssh/config
debug1: /Users/***/.ssh/config line 53: Applying options for aliasname
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug1: /etc/ssh/ssh_config line 20: Applying options for *
debug1: Connecting to ftp.some-server.com [213.186.some.ip] port 22.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: key_load_public: No such file or directory
debug1: identity file /Users/***/.ssh/id_rsa type -1
debug1: key_load_public: No such file or directory
debug1: identity file /Users/***/.ssh/id_rsa-cert type -1
debug1: identity file /Users/***/.ssh/id_dsa type 2
debug1: key_load_public: No such file or directory
debug1: identity file /Users/***/.ssh/id_dsa-cert type -1
debug1: key_load_public: No such file or directory
debug1: identity file /Users/***/.ssh/id_ecdsa type -1
debug1: key_load_public: No such file or directory
debug1: identity file /Users/***/.ssh/id_ecdsa-cert type -1
debug1: key_load_public: No such file or directory
debug1: identity file /Users/***/.ssh/id_ed25519 type -1
debug1: key_load_public: No such file or directory
debug1: identity file /Users/***/.ssh/id_ed25519-cert type -1
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_7.3
debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version OpenSSH_6.0p1
debug1: match: OpenSSH_6.0p1 pat OpenSSH* compat 0x04000000
debug1: Authenticating to ftp.some-server.com:22 as 'aliasname'
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received
debug1: kex: algorithm: ecdh-sha2-nistp256
debug1: kex: host key algorithm: ssh-rsa
debug1: kex: server->client cipher: aes128-ctr MAC: umac-64@openssh.com compression: none
debug1: kex: client->server cipher: aes128-ctr MAC: umac-64@openssh.com compression: none
debug1: sending SSH2_MSG_KEX_ECDH_INIT
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_ECDH_REPLY
debug1: Server host key: ssh-rsa SHA256:**********************
debug1: Host 'ftp.some-server.com' is known and matches the RSA host key.
debug1: Found key in /Users/***/.ssh/known_hosts:2
debug1: rekey after 4294967296 blocks
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS
debug1: rekey after 4294967296 blocks
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received
debug1: Skipping ssh-dss key /Users/***/.ssh/id_dsa - not in PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT received
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password
debug1: Next authentication method: publickey
debug1: Offering RSA public key: /Users/***/.ssh/github_rsa
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password
debug1: Trying private key: /Users/***/.ssh/id_rsa
debug1: Trying private key: /Users/***/.ssh/id_ecdsa
debug1: Trying private key: /Users/***/.ssh/id_ed25519
debug1: Next authentication method: password

The DSA key is not used because of

Skipping ssh-dss key /Users/***/.ssh/id_dsa - not in PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes

you should really use RSA or some other key type. DSA is not recommended, because it has fixed size 1024 bits which is not enough nowadays.

If you really have to use it, you can add to your ~/.ssh/config

PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes +ssh-dss

as described in the official documentation for legacy altorithms.


What's the tool that can do some actions when a file is copied? I use Cmd+L to make a alias, and the alias has "alia" appended to the original file name. I move the link to a directory, then remove the "alias" part manually.

Is there a tool that can do this kind of automatically? I mean, if a tool can catch the event a file is copied to a specific directory to call a tool (python, ruby or applescript) with a parameter, I can easily rename the file name.

ADDED

Thanks to Ben and Dori, I could get it working.

Go to /Library/Scripts/Folder Actions directory to Folder Actions Setup.
Run Automator
Utilities -> Run Shell Script
Use python as a shell, and pass input should be as arguments
Run the following code

import sys
import os

for f in sys.argv[1:]:
    (name, ext) = os.path.splitext(f)
    newname = "%s%s" % (name, ".pdf")
    os.rename(f, newname)

Philip's method should work, but I think Automator is easier to get it work.
On my Snow Leopard, I couldn't see the folder action context menu.

In addition to Applescript, Automator allows you to create Folder Actions as well, at least in 10.6. (This should have been a comment on Philip's post, but I don't quite have enough rep for that yet.)


How do I change iPhone language to Lithuanian? I was asked to translate my iOS app to Lithuanian language. I did it, but now I would like to see the result, and...

cannot change language of my iPhone to Lithuanian. Why?

There is no such lanaguage on my list, and I am confused.

My understanding is that Lithuanian is not one of the 31 languages supported natively by iOS. However, since iOS 8, iOS apps can be in any language, even if Apple hasn't localised it yet.

In iOS 8 and above you can do this as follows:

Go to Settings
Tap on General
Tap on Language & Region
Near the top, tap on the blue Other languages... option
In the search field just enter 'lit' to filter the list down to Lithuanian
Select the language

You may also find these links useful with what you're doing:

iOS Supported Language Codes (ISO-639)
Build Apps for the World


Cellular Data Annoying Popup with ios8 Ever since I updated my iPad Air to iOS 8, I've been getting constant reminders for the setup cellular data plan. I bought the iPad with the SIM chip just in case I wanted to get data for it, but have so far decided that I don't need it. This popup still comes up even when I go into settings and turn cellular data off. Has anyone else had this problem since upgrading to iOS 8?

Disable cellular data in settings. If you haven't activated a plan with a carrier yet, there's no option in settings to disable cellular data.

As a workaround, you can tell Siri "Turn off cellular data" to disable the setting and you should no longer get the message.


/Library/Spelling not found I am a new Mac user trying to set up spelling checker for MS Office. I have downloaded the .dic & .aff files that I have to add to my /Library/Spelling folder. However, I have not managed to find this folder. I have looked it up in my Finder and also used Terminals to make files shown, in case it is a hidden one (even though that would not make much sense..), I still havent found the Spelling file.

It's not /Library/Spelling/ it's ~/Library/Spelling/ & yes, it is hidden by default, as is the entire ~/Library.

~/ is the standard abbreviation for Macintosh HD/Users/your name/[your Home folder] the equivalent of Windows' environmental variables like %appdata% etc.

To see it temporarily hold down the Option key and select Library from the Go menu in Finder.

To make it permanently visible, Show View Options for your Home folder. Check the box to show the Library.


How can you tell / identify which macOS Recovery actually boots with a dual macOS installation in one APFS partition/container? This is a question about after installing more than one version of macOS in a dual/multi-boot scenario, all installed in the same APFS container/partition.
In the answer to APFS - Is it possible to install 2 macOS versions inside one APFS container? by @"David Anderson" there is a comment that states:

I can boot to one of the three macOS Recoveries stored on disk2s3 by holding down the ⌘+R key combination at startup. If the default startup disk is a APFS volume containing macOS, then the corresponding macOS recovery will startup. For example, if the startup disk is set to the APFS volume Machintosh HD 2, then holding down the ⌘+R key combination at startup will result in the Mac booting to High Sierra macOS Recovery on APFS Volume My Recovery.
Note: macOS Recovery no longer appears in the Mac Startup Manager. However, macOS Recovery, for a given macOS installation, can be booted using the rEFInd Boot Manager.

The question is how can you be sure which Recovery actually boots up? Is there a way to tell them apart to confirm you are in the desired Recovery tool actually corresponding to the current default startup volume (without having to resort to using rEFInd to select the desired one)?
(context is High Sierra and Mojave...not sure if this can apply to Catalina)

This is 2013 iMac with High Sierra and Catalina installed in the same APFS container. When first booted to a recovery you will a small icon next to Reinstall macOS, which represents which macOS is install. Below is High Sierra.

Next is Catalina.

By selecting macOS Utilites->About macOS Utilities from the menu bar, you can get a larger icon. Below is High Sierra.

Next is Catalina.

By selecting Reinstall macOS from the initial window, you can get an even larger icon and a label. Below is High Sierra.

Next is Catalina.

By selecting Utilties->Terminal from the menu bar, you can get Terminal application window. If you enter the command sw_vers you will the the version of macOS. Below is High Sierra.

Next is Catalina.


Yosemite - Use fullscreen (as in proper fullscreen) for apps that don't support it I am using Mac OSX Yosemite and I actually love the green button fullscreen mode, as in, the one you get when you press the green button with the double arrows. Although that may be because when I bought my Mac, it came with Yosemite, so I'm not exactly an oldie, but I digress.

Some apps STILL don't support fullscreen mode, such as MathMagic. I find this quite irritating, and so I downloaded Maximizer, which was built for Lion, but which I thought would work in Yosemite. However, it doesn't. MathMagic still can't enter fullscreen. I have looked all over the internet for a solution, but almost all I've seen are for OSX Lion. What are my other options?

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: I gave MathMagic as an example only because it was the software that got me started researching on how to do this, but there are so many others. Adobe software is the de facto example of this. Adobe Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, everything - all of them don't support Yosemite fullscreen. So, I was looking for more immediate options of making fullscreen work.

Apps must be developed using Apple's APIs to use the modern full-screen mode.

InfoLogic, Inc., the developer of MathMagic, must incorporate these APIs into their next release to use the mechanism Apple has provided. You can make a suggestion at the InfoLogic, Inc. site that they incorporate this handy view.


Install third-party software on iPad Simulator in Xcode? Is it possible to install third-party software on iPad simulator in Xcode? Looking into installing adblock plus to do some testing without actually having a physical iPad. Is this possible?

Is it possible to install third-party software on iPad simulator in Xcode?

No, it is not possible to install and run a 3rd party app on iPad Simulator, like you do on a physical iPad.

The only way you can get an app on an iPad Simulator is by having access to the app source code and by successfully building and running it using Xcode.


Mirroring iOS device app layouts, find apps more easily when switching devices As an iPhone and iPad user I have many apps in common and I spend a lot of time swiping back and forth on one device looking for an app that I know was in a certain place on the second screen... only I was thinking of the other device and it's actually in the third screen.

One scheme I thought of is to map the iPhone's 4x4 grid of icons onto the iPad's 4x5, showing the apps that appear on both devices on the same relative screens on the iPad with iPad-only apps displayed in the bottom row. That way when swiping between screens I could have the same apps on the same numbered screens, with the iPad apps that don't appear on the iPhone in a position that won't confuse things (in the fifth row, assuming portrait orientation - I realise this comes unstuck in landscape but I don't use that much).

Of course I could sit there for hours arranging manually or doing it the somewhat faster way in iTunes (though I find myself not doing a lot of device syncing since iOS 5.0).

Is there a way to automate positioning of these apps or could there be a way to Applescript this process? Could any of the enterprise device management tools be used to find apps from a list of known apps and to move them into groups or positions (and of course move the groups too) that are common across devices?

Sorry, there is no way to do this apart from restoring from a back up and clonning a device, but that is not ever an option.

The only way to do it is to manually move apps around from screen to screen, and like you mentioned the easiest way is in iTunes.


If you put a Mac in Lost Mode while FileVault is enabled, does it prevent OS X reinstalls? Apple's documentation on Lost Mode doesn't say a whole lot about what the finder of the Mac will be able to (or unable to) do with it. Especially if FileVault is enabled.

For example, if I lose my Mac while it is powered on with plenty of battery remaining, they'll see a lock screen and it probably won't connect to wifi unless they happen to be in a place with a known WiFi network (highly unlikely). That means the lock is unlikely to occur, and they're unlikely to ever see the lock message.

However, if they attempt an erase and restore, won't Disk Utility prevent them from erasing the volume since it'll be locked with the passwords of the accounts?

I suppose, theoretically, the only way for Lost Mode to actually do any good is if they figure out how to delete the volume in spite of the FileVault lock, install OS X, and then upon getting online have Apple lock it out during OS X activation?

Filevault prevents the theft of data not the device. If they boot to recovery partition or jump drive they can wipe and reinstall and your data is still safe. if you want to prevent that from happening you need to add a firmware password. So this would be the best combo

filevault
firmware password
lost mode

however if they know what they are doing they can still open the machine and take it from there.

There is no 100% fool proof way other keeping your mac with you


What is the safest way to leave my MacBook on 24/7 with macOS Mojave? I used to use sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 25 to try setting my MacBook to hibernate instead of sleep, so that it pulls power away from the RAM/hard drives, etc. and puts the laptop into a proper sleep. A few major updates ago (maybe El Capitan), pmset ... 25 no longer worked to set my MacBook into hibernate/safe sleep. I'm using a MacBook 13" from 2017. Is hibernate no longer supported on this model?

After hearing about the defect in the 15-inch MacBooks from 2017, I have to admit that I'm concerned they'll find an issue with 13-inch MacBooks as well, and I want to be as safe as possible.

I use a lot of applications whose state needs to be maintained across many days for development and testing, so shutting down my computer every day is not efficient nor is it a viable option.

Here is my pmset -g custom after running sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 25 to try enabling hibernate mode again:

pmset -g custom

Battery Power:
 lidwake              1
 autopoweroff         1
 standbydelayhigh     86400
 autopoweroffdelay    28800
 proximitywake        0
 standby              1
 standbydelaylow      10800
 ttyskeepawake        1
 highstandbythreshold 50
 powernap             0
 gpuswitch            2
 hibernatefile        /var/vm/sleepimage
 hibernatemode        25
 displaysleep         5
 sleep                180
 tcpkeepalive         1
 halfdim              1
 acwake               0
 lessbright           1
 disksleep            10
AC Power:
 lidwake              1
 autopoweroff         1
 standbydelayhigh     86400
 autopoweroffdelay    28800
 proximitywake        1
 standby              1
 standbydelaylow      10800
 ttyskeepawake        1
 hibernatemode        25
 powernap             1
 gpuswitch            2
 hibernatefile        /var/vm/sleepimage
 highstandbythreshold 50
 womp                 1
 displaysleep         10
 networkoversleep     0
 sleep                10
 tcpkeepalive         1
 halfdim              1
 acwake               0
 disksleep            10

pmset -g cap

Capabilities for AC Power:
 displaysleep
 disksleep
 sleep
 womp
 acwake
 lidwake
 halfdim
 gpuswitch
 standby
 standbydelayhigh
 standbydelaylow
 highstandbythreshold
 powernap
 ttyskeepawake
 hibernatemode
 hibernatefile
 autopoweroff
 tcpkeepalive
 autopoweroffdelay
 proximitywake

I'd say "Nothing".  Assuming there is an defective battery, you can't 'manage' its safety with any specific behaviour. It could fail and overheat while in use, or while charging.

The odd recall notwithstanding, Apple has worked very hard at making laptops use minimal power when closed, while also allowing some necessary background tasks; and then letting them spring back to life when you open the lid.

Modern SSDs use a fraction of the power of the old mechanical hard drives that needed to be spun down to save energy.

I rarely turn off my 2014 MacBook Pro, and only reboot it when updating the OS or troubleshooting.


What is LPSS Serial Adapter in my network tab Recently I have found that there are a network device called LPSS Serial Adapter (1) and LPSS Serial Adapter (2) in my network settings on my 2016 15" MacBook Pro, it has a phone (modem I guess) icon:

I tries to delete it, but it just comes back in a reboot. This doe not appear in any other Macs that I've own.

What is it?

P.S. It appears both on macOS Sierra 10.12.1 (16B2659) and 10.12.2 (16C67)

The LPSS adapters are related to a chip feature on the new 2016 MacBook Pros.  I found these interfaces present immediately after setting up a new 15-inch 2016 Touch Bar model out of the box (before plugging in any peripherals or installing any drivers).

The following patent filing for the "low power subsystem" describes an interface through which a "secondary" processor can provide access to the system's memory while the primary processor is powered down:

  The subsystem acts independently of the CPU, which would not be able to perform the necessary functions during low power mode. The subsystem allows the notebook to perform several functions while in the low power mode, such as, for example, act like a travel assistant for the user, provide entertainment, and make electronic purchases.


VMware Fusion 5 with Windows 8 64 bit on MacBook Air Constant High CPU usage I have set up Windows 8 64 bit on a MacBook Air using VMWare Fusion 5 Professional.

The MacBook Air is from Oct 2012 and has an Intel Core i7 2GHz and 8 GB 1600 Mhz DDR3 RAM.

I have Windows 8 running with no other programs open but it constantly uses around 50% CPU on the Mac and the fan is running at full tilt. The VM is set up with 4GB of RAM and 2 CPU's with 2 Cores.

Is there a way to make it not overheat the Mac? Is anyone running a Windows 8 64 bit VM on a MacBook Pro or other Mac that can give me an idea if that works better?

Thanks.

Check the support forums on the Apple site.  I have had the same problem with 2 MacBook Airs and a new MacBook Pro Retina.  The issue is due to excessive disk writes the OSx is pushing to create the Hibernation files.  The solution (turn off the Hibernation via the Terminal app) is NOT supported by Apple but it does help quit a bit.  Until Apple fixes this in their OS, this is the only solution I have found.  I too am running Windows 8 64Bit in Fusion.  (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4029639?start=30&tstart=0) go to page 6 and 7 of the post.  Good Luck


Not able to mount EFI partition with diskutil after installing Ubuntu I installed Ubuntu as dualboot for a specific task to a 30 GB partition. It worked, however I found out I could do the same thing in macOS, so I removed the 30 GB partition. I also wanted to remove Ubuntu files from the EFI partition, but diskutil no longer mounted the partition.

$ diskutil mount disk0s1
Volume on disk0s1 failed to mount
If the volume is damaged, try the "readOnly" option
$ diskutil mount readOnly disk0s1
Volume on disk0s1 failed to mount
If the volume is damaged, try the "readOnly" option

However, I can still mount the partition with the mount command and modify it's contents.

$ sudo mkdir /Volumes/EFI
$ sudo mount -t msdos /dev/disk0s1 /Volumes/EFI

I can also still boot into Windows, meaning the EFI partition is fine. Why is diskutil failing to mount this partition and how can I fix it? I also read that formatting the EFI partition will break future firmware updates, so I don't want to format it.

Here's the output of diskutil list:

$ diskutil list  # Not the full output
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.3 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         425.1 GB   disk0s2

Occasionally, you will encounter scarecrows. Here is one such example.

Observe:

Marlin:~ davidanderson$ diskutil mount disk0s1
Volume on disk0s1 failed to mount
If the volume is damaged, try the "readOnly" option
Marlin:~ davidanderson$ sudo diskutil mount disk0s1
Password:
Volume EFI on disk0s1 mounted
Marlin:~ davidanderson$

The message is meant to scare you, thus the term scarecrow. Nothing is wrong, you just need to add sudo.


Why do text on some websites appear scrambled in Safari? Safari has started display scrambled text on some websites. This only happens on certain site and in Safari. I've also noticed that the problem may appear in certain spots on the website, like the header, or an ad on Facebook.

Here's a screenshot of oDesk.com in Safari 5.1 (7534.48.3)

And here's a comparison in Chrome (13.0.782.112)

The problem only cropped up today but it's really frustrating as Safari is my main browser. I've tried deleting the Preferences file but that didn't solve the problem. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Fixed-width text not appearing correctly in Safari after Lion upgrade

This is a known bug. Check the link above and see if my instructions fix it for you.


How to transfer all contacts from Gmail group to iCloud group on iPhone? On iPhone I have some contacts in Gmail group, I need these contacts to appear also on my other iPhone, which has only one group, iCloud.

You have two options here - you can either keep the contacts in Google Contacts and add your Google account to the other phone so they sync, or you can transfer the contacts to iCloud. If you're only using Apple devices, my recommendation would be to transfer them to iCloud, because it's simpler to manage and works well with Apple devices. If you own Windows or Android devices, keeping them in Google Contacts will allow you to access them on those devices as well.
Keep contacts in Google Account
To add your Google Account to the other phone:

Open your iPhone or iPad's Settings app.
Tap Accounts & Passwords and then Add Account and then Google.
Enter your email and password.
Tap Next.
Switch "Contacts" on.
At the top, tap Save.
To start syncing, open your iPhone or iPad's Contacts app.

(from Google Support)
Transfer contacts to iCloud

Go to Google Contacts.
Check the box next to any contact and in the top left, click Selection Actions and then All.
In the top left, click More actions and then Export.
Select vCard (for iOS Contacts).
To save your file, click Export.

(from Google Support)

In Contacts on iCloud.com, click the Show Actions Menu pop-up button in the sidebar, then choose Import vCard.
Select a vCard to import.

(from Apple Support)


Would I receive a confirmation email when I turn off iCloud backup? Will I receive a confirmation email (to Gmail, the email I registered my device) in case I turn off the iCloud backup function on my device?


Backup apps in ipa format on iphone no PC I need to restore my iphone firmware on my work computer, without installing any other program other than the iTunes already installed on it. I'm wondering if there's some kind if app or jailbreak tweak I can install on the iphone  and use to back up all my apps into ipa, copy to PC, then install later again.( I could always use appcake to install back )

Techicnally, what you want isn't impossible, but is pretty hard. I'd SSH in via your work computer, and copy applications from /var/mobile/Applications/. (/var/movile/Container/Applications/ in iOS 8). And, even that doesn't restore all your data.


Why is Lion’s “Keep Both” option missing from the file copy dialog? I am running Mountain Lion (10.8.2), and when I attempt to copy a bunch of files from Directory A to Directory B (which contains some files with names matching those from Directory A), I get this dialog:

In Lion, there used to be the extremely handy “Keep Both” option here. It would copy the conflicting files over and append a “1” or “2” or similar to each one’s filename so I could have them in the same directory. For my purposes here, this is exactly what I want. But that option is now missing, and all I get is “Skip,” “Stop,” and “Replace.”

Can I get the “Keep Both” option back? If not, can I otherwise duplicate this behavior?

Edit: I am aware of the idea of holding down option when copying, but I have tried it both in copying (⌥⌘C) and pasting (⌥⌘V) in different instances, and it has never changed anything about this dialog, even on 10.8.2, which is what I am on and also what it is said to work for sure on. :(

The Keep Both button seems to turn to Skip when there are five or more items with duplicate names. It should change back to Keep Both when you hold option in the dialog though.


Can't transfer PDFs & eBooks from iMac to iPad 3 on iOS 6 I see there are loads of questions on this general theme, but I couldn't find one that was precisely . my situation.  If I just missed it, someone please point me to it.

I have an iMac running Sierra and iTunes 12.8.0.15, and an iPad 3 running iOS 6 (and I do not wish to upgrade it at all).  I have a number of PDFs and epubs that I used to be able to transfer to the iPad via iTunes, but that no longer works.  The books have also all been deleted from the iPad when I tried to do a sync from iTunes.

The "Books" option in iTunes has suddenly vanished before my eyes today (the one under "Settings" in iTunes).  iCloud Books also does not appear to work since even if Books are enabled in iCloud on my Mac, they don't appear on the iPad.  Not sure if iOS6 even supports iCloud books... I thought it did but could be wrong.

Anyway, bottom line is I simply want to be able to manually download my books to the iPad since I use it primarily as an e-reader these days.  Is this possible and if so, how?

OK I have absolutely no idea why, but today everything is working as expected.  On a lark I decided to fire up iTunes once more and see if I could get this to work, and the Books option is back, and all my books from iBooks, show up and will sync.  Go figure.


"Look Up in Dictionary" stopped working in Chrome on Mac OS X 10.10.2 I upgraded my Mac to OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 recently. Since then the dictionary lookup stopped working in Chrome. Tried both keyboard shortcut and context menu. Know of any workaround for this issue?

I also went to the trackpad part of preferences and unchecked and checked the force click look-up option and it worked again.


How do you hide users from Login and Fast User Switching under OS X 10.7 Lion? Historically, it was possible to hide users from the login screen.  In pre-10.5 times, one simply changed a userid to < 500 and:

  sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow Hide500Users -bool YES

Since ~10.5, the sequence is:

  sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow HiddenUserList -array-add

  sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow SHOWOTHERUSERS_MANAGED -bool false

However, I am unable to get my admin account to hide from the window in 10.7 using FileVault 2.  Has anyone else had a similar experience and does anyone know how to make this work properly?

This change didn't get implemented/respected/carried forward in Lion 10.7 initial release build. It's an open bug with no ETA on a fix or resolution.


How do I keep just my iCloud contacts? The Contacts app on my Mac has separate "On My Mac" and "iCloud" groups, but I really just want one set of contacts on iCloud that will be accessible on both my Mac and my phone.

Is there a way to merge the two sets of contacts and/or disable the "On My Mac" group?

With Mavericks (OSX 10.9) once iCloud syncing activated you will not have the top level "On My Mac" anymore.

On earlier version best would be to :

Select every contact "On My Mac" (cmd - A) and drag and drop them
to your "~/Desktop". This will create one VCF. To keep you group
organisation you may want to proceed on a per group basis.
Delete the selection of contacts.
Delete the group(s).
Make sure in Contacts Preferences the default account is "iCloud". If you are
missing contacts on iCloud simply drag and drop back the VCF file to
"All iCloud" or whatever group, you will be prompted to review
duplicates.


macos screen locks while I am working Lately my Macbook Pro switches to the "Lock Screen" page out of nowhere while I am working. When I say "while I am working" I want to make clear it's not due to inactivity, I am actually using the computer as it happens.

It does not log me out (none of my windows are closed), it only locks.

I've noticed it happens usually shortly after I've logged in. So for example it's morning, I login start doing things then a few seconds later I'm locked out. I log back in, and again a few seconds later I'm locked out. It happens 2 or 3 times before it quiets down.

macOS High Sierra 10.13.4

It is likely that accidentally the lock screen keyboard shortcut, i.e. Control + Command + q is getting invoked.

It could be either you pressing the key sequence unknowingly or, one or two of the keys from the combination is stuck and pressing the third key by chance is invoking the sequence.

To resolve this issue, shut down your MacBook Pro, and repeatedly tap on each of the keys in succession and try to unstuck them. They turn on the MacBook Pro, resume your work and see if the problem goes away.


Create one large hard drive partition from multiple smaller ones I've got a 4TB HD that I use for cloning, moving machines etc. I previously had it setup as 1tb, 1tb, 2tb. But I was only using c. 400gb, 400gb, 500gb respectively.

I've now resized the partitions to make better use of the space but want to now make one large c 2.7tb partition out of the remaining space. But I can't seem to combine the empty spaces, is this possible?

I've attached a screenshot for reference.

What you want to do can be done without using any third party tools. Basically you need move the last two partition to a position after the first partition. The fact that the source and destinations overlap complicates the procedure. This means you may need to move a partition twice. First to the bottom of the drive, then to a position after the first partition. For example, below is sparse bundle from which I can use to expose the necessary steps.

First, I created a new partition at the end of the drive.

Next, I restored the second partition source "MAX DL OLD TBC" to the forth partition destination "SL yosemite 2".

Next, I removed the second partition "MAX DL OLD TBC".

Next, I created a new partition about the same size as the original "MAX DL OLD TBC". The default volume label was "4 TB HD 2 1".

Next, I restored the forth partition source "MAX DL OLD TBC" to the second partition destination "4 TB HD 2 1".

Since there is enough free space, I created new partition after the second partition. This partition is about the same size as the "SL yosemite" partition.

Next, I restored the forth partition source "SL yosemite" to the third partition destination "MAX DL OLD TBC 2 1".

Finally, I removed the last two partitions.

  Note: Occasionally, the Disk Utility application would become confused and not correctly display the results after executing a particular step. Therefore, I needed to quit the and relaunch the Disk Utility application between certain steps. Also, a few times I need to unmount and remount the disk image.

El Capitan users would probably be better off using the command line to create and remove the partitions. This can be done by using the command diskutil. Also, the gpt command can be useful. The Disk Utility application can still be used to copy the partitions.


Is there a maximum length of metadata that can be written in one xattr command? Is there any text length limitations for how long text can be put to xattr? I plan to put my AppleScripts source code to script files so Spotlight can find it. Using Finder Comments isn't an option due to the volume of changes I will be writing.

do shell script "xattr -w com.apple.metadata:kmditemmusicalgenre " & source_code & " " & quoted form of script_path

As bmike mentioned, xattr.h has a constant called XATTR_MAXSIZE that is set to 64 MiB:

/* Maximum extended attribute size supported by VFS */
#define XATTR_MAXSIZE       (64 * 1024 * 1024)

VFS means virtual file system.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_file_attributes#Mac_OS_X:

  Although the named forks in HFS+ support arbitrarily large amounts of data through extents, the OS support for extended attributes only supports inline attributes, limiting their size to that which can fit within a single B*-tree node.

I don't know if that is accurate or how to see that size. You'll run into the maximum argument length first though:

$ getconf ARG_MAX
262144
$ touch a.txt
$ xattr -w someattribute "$(dd if=/dev/random bs=140000 count=1)" a.txt
1+0 records in
1+0 records out
140000 bytes transferred in 0.011996 secs (11670527 bytes/sec)
xattr: [Errno 7] Argument list too long: 'a.txt'

I couldn't figure out any way to get input from STDIN or any other workarounds for it.

You can also use custom attribute names:

$ xattr -w com.apple.metadata:MyAttribute gfdylvyieo a.txt
$ mdls -n MyAttribute a.txt
MyAttribute = "gfdylvyieo"
$ mdfind gfdylvyieo
/private/tmp/a.txt


How do you view more than 20 podcasts in the iTunes app on the iPhone? When viewing a podcasts on the iPod app on the iPhone, there's an option below to "Get more episodes". When you click on that, iTunes app is launched, and you're shown the latest 20 episodes.

Is there a way to view more than the last 20 episodes? I want to download even older ones.

In the iPhone app, at the bottom of the list of episodes you will always find the link you can tap to "Get More Episodes". That is a hardwired link to that podcast's page on iTunes. This link will be shown regardless of whether or not there are more episodes actually available.

The podcast pages in the iTunes app and in iTunes on the desktop are the same and contain the same episode list. The episode lists themeselves are not controlled or determined by Apple or iTunes, but by the makers of each podcast. Podcast makers use different feed systems (like adlib or feeedburner) and they have different bandwith limitations depending on their own usage terms.

Podcasts like This American Life, for example, in order to minimize bandwith costs, will only keep the latest episode on their episode list. So when you tap on "Get More Episodes" you will only get a list of one. Podcasts like This Week In Tech, for example, have bandwith sponsors that allow them to host most of their back catalogue. So when you tap on "Get More Epidodes", you will get a list of fifty or more. It basically all depends on how each podcast maker handles their feed and bandwith costs.

Hope this helps.


Is there a good iPhone app which syncs with Google docs? I'd like to be able to write notes on my iPhone and have them synced with my Google docs. I've tried Notemaster, but it doesn't always work (some docs just generate an error message when I try to sync). Is there something out there that is more reliable?

Awesome Note

It syncs well with Google Docs. It also syncs with EverNote. It's feature rich and very polished. I love it.


Is my Fusion Drive set up on my iMac correct? or is there a fix? I have a 2013 iMac previously running Mojave, now running Catalina. I thought on Catalina, that when in Internet Disk Recovery Mode, you should be able to select the Fusion Drive and be able to erase it. However ERASE is greyed out in Disk Utility when I select the Fusion Drive and is not accessible.Is this the way it is suppose to be?

I do have access to erase both the Container, the Macintosh HD and the Macintosh HD - Data, just not the physical drive or "Fusion Drive". Is this iMac still functional and/or is there a way to fix it so the Fusion Drive itself can be erased?

Klanomath and all -

Objective: Properly erase an iMac running Catalina built in 2013

A functional computer should be able to be erased. I was trying to determine the viability of the computer>

Background: I needed to erase my iMac (running Catalina) with a Fusion Drive and was told that ERASE should be accessible while in Disk Utilities in Internet Recovery Mode. ERASE was not accessible on my iMac.

RESOLUTION:  My understanding is now that ERASE will NOT be accessible if a Mac has a Fusion Drive and is running Catalina in Disk Utilities in Internet Recovery Mode.

In the end, I could not use Apple's How to erase a disk (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208496) documentation, but I can use the directions in Apple's How to split a Fusion Drive (using the Terminal) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207584. My understanding is the latter splits or fixes a split, erases and re-fuses the Fusion Drive.

As I can now erase the iMac using the How to split a fusion drive documentation, I have been told the computer is useable.

Side note:  I found and so did the people I was working with, the Apple Documentation to be confusing - it can be interpreted in a variety of ways and is not clear with respect to Fusion Drives and how to erase them.

If anyone sees an issue with what I wrote, please feel free to chime in.


Is there an option to show the real url when you do search on Safari 6? Safari 6 integrated an address bar and a search box together.  So when you want to search a keyword, you just type into the address box.  That's maybe good.

Before, when you type something in the old search box, you were seeing a url that contains all search term as query strings in the old address bar.  For example, if you type Safari 6 in the search box, you'll see something like https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=safari+6… in the address bar.

In Safari 6, repeating this experiment, type Safari 6 in the integrated address bar. You'll keep seeing Safari 6 there, not the real URL.  This happens even if I go to the search site first and type the keyword into their search.  It only happens for your choice of the search engine in the Safari preference.  So let's say, I pick "Yahoo" and go to "Google.com", then it shows the real URL.

Is it possible to bypass this annoyance and get Safari 6 to reveal the actual URL?

Safari maintains this information internally, but I've only been able to make it divulge the actual URL by enabling the web inspector (Option-Command-I) after you have enabled the Debug menu at the bottom of the advanced tab in Safari Preferences (Command-,). You can of course drag the URL out of the search window to get a link (instead of copying which just copies the visible search terms).

You will see the Full URL under the Location disclosure in the bottom right corner of your screen. The only good part of this is the text is copyable once you've navigated and selected it. It might be possible to write a Safari extension to perform this copy, but I have not found one to do this yet.

As provided by Arjan you can also make a bookmark and use JavaScript to retrieve the URL.

javascript:(function(){window.location.href=window.location.href.replace("search?", "#");})()

You might also be interested in gDirectLinks or it's more fully fledged sibling LinkThing which change the way Safari renders google search terms and works with URL handling from google.


Excel 14.4.7 - Issue saving "read only" excel spread sheets When I save “read only” spread sheets that I receive as attachments, excel doesn’t save them as their original name. The pop-up window shows the title of the document as “Untitled”. We work with project specific excel files that are constantly being updated. This problem is especially frustrating when we have a specific name that may be long due to the complexity of the project.

is there something I can do to solve this?

There is a pop up question for you to answer when opening the "read only" file from email attachment.

You have to select "No" as answer if you plan to modify and save in the "original" name.

If you answer "Yes" it will change the file name when saving.


Highlighting in Preview not visible in other software Is there a way to make highlighting done in Preview visible in other software?

In particular interested in whether it can be seen in Adobe Reader.

Really would like to avoid installing Adobe as it requires frequent updates and seems like a resource hog.

I think this is essentially the reverse of this question: Different ways of displaying documents between Adobe Reader and Preview

I am not quite sure why you have problem seeing in other apps highlighting (and other annotations) made in Preview, but just in case: after you've made all your annotations including highlights, press Cmd + S or File -> Save in Preview app. All your additions shall now be visible in any other apps.


Installer of Oracle jdk-7u45-macosx-x64 hangs on Mavericks I want to install Java 7 on my Mac which was updated to Mavericks. I downloaded the jdk package from here and after starting the installer I exactly to this point

Pressing now Install does nothing and I can only close the installer.
Has someone an idea how to resolve this issue or how to track it down?
Edit
Here is all log-information which can be accessed through ⌘L. Unfortunately, the complete list you see below is already printed before I press the Install button. This means, after pressing Install simply nothing seems to happen.
Dec  6 17:09:26 sheldor.local Installer[12875]: LSExceptions [0x7fd8eaa009a0] loaded
Dec  6 17:09:26 sheldor.local Installer[12875]: @(#)PROGRAM:Install  PROJECT:Install-845
Dec  6 17:09:26 sheldor.local Installer[12875]: @(#)PROGRAM:Installer  PROJECT:Installer-721
Dec  6 17:09:26 sheldor.local Installer[12875]: Hardware: MacPro4,1 @ 2.92 GHz (x 16), 16384 MB RAM
Dec  6 17:09:26 sheldor.local Installer[12875]: Running OS Build: Mac OS X 10.9 (13A603)
Dec  6 17:09:26 sheldor.local Installer[12875]: Env: PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
Dec  6 17:09:26 sheldor.local Installer[12875]: Env: DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/intel/composer_xe_2013.1.119/tbb/lib:/opt/intel/composer_xe_2013.1.119/compiler/lib:/opt/intel/composer_xe_2013.1.119/ipp/../compiler/lib:/opt/intel/composer_xe_2013.1.119/ipp/lib:/opt/intel/composer_xe_2013.1.119/compiler/lib:/opt/intel/composer_xe_2013.1.119/mkl/lib:/opt/intel/composer_xe_2013.1.119/tbb/lib
Dec  6 17:09:26 sheldor.local Installer[12875]: Env: TMPDIR=/var/folders/km/9hdvqhk90p3gn3bm1f0xmytr0000gn/T/
Dec  6 17:09:26 sheldor.local Installer[12875]: Env: SHELL=/bin/bash
Dec  6 17:09:26 sheldor.local Installer[12875]: Env: HOME=/Users/patrick
Dec  6 17:09:26 sheldor.local Installer[12875]: Env: USER=patrick
Dec  6 17:09:26 sheldor.local Installer[12875]: Env: LOGNAME=patrick
Dec  6 17:09:26 sheldor.local Installer[12875]: Env: SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/launch-HOL3Ae/Listeners
Dec  6 17:09:26 sheldor.local Installer[12875]: Env: Apple_PubSub_Socket_Render=/tmp/launch-EpWqi0/Render
Dec  6 17:09:26 sheldor.local Installer[12875]: Env: COMMAND_MODE=unix2003
Dec  6 17:09:26 sheldor.local Installer[12875]: Env: __CHECKFIX1436934=1
Dec  6 17:09:26 sheldor.local Installer[12875]: Env: __CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING=0x1F5:0:0
Dec  6 17:09:26 sheldor.local Installer[12875]: JDK 7 Update 45  Installation Log
Dec  6 17:09:26 sheldor.local Installer[12875]: Opened from: /Volumes/JDK 7 Update 45/JDK 7 Update 45.pkg
Dec  6 17:09:26 sheldor.local Installer[12875]: Product archive /Volumes/JDK 7 Update 45/JDK 7 Update 45.pkg trustLevel=202
Dec  6 17:09:36 sheldor.local Installer[12875]: LSExceptions [0x7fd8eaa009a0] unloaded
Dec  6 17:09:38 sheldor.local Installer[12875]: InstallerStatusNotifications plugin loaded

You could always proceed at your own risk to install the package using Pacifist, a free download that asks you to donate, as I have done before with Java. It just places the files in and doesn't ask questions, and then you reboot… Really, proceed with caution if you do that. It worked for me on the JDK, but I was in a slightly different situation.


Unable to delete IMAP mail account in Yosemite I have an IMAP mail account in the Apple Mail client that I want to delete.  I first goto the Accounts preferences pane in Mail.  When I click the minus icon to delete the account, I get a message about having to do it in Internet Accounts.

However, when I goto Internet Accounts, the email account isn't listed.  I see all of my mail accounts except for this particular one.

How can I delete this mail account?

This is not my Fix I found it here

Find and Open the Folder Where Mac OS X Mail Stores Mail. To open the folder where Mac OS X Mail keeps your messages:

Open a Finder window.
Select Go | Go to Folder… from the menu.
Type ~/Library/Mail/V2

Delete all the folders and files in this directory

Find and Open the Folder Where Mac OS X Mail Store Mail. To locate the folder where Mac OS X Mail stores mail:

Open a Finder window.
Select Go | Go to Folder… from the menu.
Type ~/Library/Mail/

Delete the folders. Now all the Accounts will get deleted from mail


Used dd command on Time Machine disk I was trying to write an img file to an SD Card and just assumed it was the same disk as a minute ago but it wasn't. I have dd'd a Raspbian image onto my Time Machine disk and need a way to restore it. I'm trying Disk Drill Free to restore the disk but I am not sure if it is going to work.

This is the command I used:

dd if=/../image.img of=/dev/rdisk1 bs=1m

The size of the image was 1.5gb.

Solutions / tips please!

Wiping the first 1.5 GB of a disk does rather a lot of damage, and data recovery may require a lot of effort. So if it is "just" a backup and you have no urgent need to access any deleted files, it might be easiest to just reformat the disk using Disk Utility and reconnect the disk to Time Machine afterwards.


How can I enable SSH without using the gui or apple script on snow leopard? A while back here How can I enable Internet sharing without using the GUI or AppleScript? I asked if any one knows how to enable Internet sharing without using GUI or apple script, I still have that problem but I thought this one should be easier, I want to be able to SSH into my machine but sure enough I can't go to the "sharing" pane in the Preferences (It crashes). How can I start sshd?

You can enable SSH from the Terminal with:

sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plist

(note that you need to run this as an admin, and it'll ask for your admin password, which won't echo as you type.)


iPad PDF reader that supports multi-page viewing? Is there any app that allows the user to zoom out and see multiple pages of the same PDF simultaneously? (for example by zooming out the PDF).

Adobe Acrobat and other PDF desktop viewers have this feature but I haven't seen any App. for the iPad that includes it.

For example, on my PC I can get the following view of my PDF after zooming out by a factor of 12.5%:

Thanks

That’s not a problem with GoodReader
  for iPad – one of the only apps to
  offer a special double-page mode for
  viewing the entire spread!

GoodReader


Songs from iPhone won't transfer to iTunes on my PC I have bought many songs on my iPhone from the iTunes store, but when I tried to transfer them onto the computer into my iTunes, it won't work. It worked with some, but not all.

You can't transfer music from iPhone to iTunes. You can only transfer music iTunes to iPhone. This is to prevent music from being pirated easily.

If you purchased the music directly from iTunes, all you need to do is make certain that you have iTunes signed on to the same Apple ID and download your purchases directly. You won't be charged if you already purchased via your iPhone. In iTunes go to Store > Check for available downloads.


iPad PDF reader app with seamless handwritting annotation experience I am looking for an iPad app (Android app references will also be considered useful) which allows reading PDF files and annotating them with a stylus, resembling the experience I would have with a pen and a piece of paper as closely as possible.

This requires:

Not enforcing to go through button clicking, context menus or popups
every time I want to write something. (i.e. add annotation, accept
annotation). It completely breaks the reading experience.

I don't even care if that kind of a step-based work-flow is better if you want to edit/delete the annotations. I would be happy even if deletion/edition was not allowed, a good old cross-out would be enough for me.
The writing experience should be snappy and responsive. I don't want lines to follow my stylus-tip as I write, like laggy comets in orbit. A good example of good behaviour in this regard is Wacom's Bamboo Write App

Optionally it would be simply awesome if it was had handwritting calculator capabilities like MyScript Calculator. I am used to make calculations in the margins, when reading engineering or math-related books.

I have tried Goodreader and iAnnotate but neither of them comply with (1) or (2). Any suggestions?

I found it! Good notes does exactly (1) and (2)

You can write without accessing menus and browse the document at the same time by using two-finger gestures (to distinguish them from the writing itself). And writing is really snappy.

It also happens to have a great feedback system, so I added a suggestion to add a handwritting calculator.

The only missing features (for my taste) are margin cropping and automatic Dropbox synching.


Play/Pause Key get disabled or delayed I'm on Lion and I like to use the multimedia Next Track, Play/Pause, and Previous Track keys to control iTunes.

Every once in a while, these keys basically stop working.  Sometimes they just don't work and sometimes the action is delayed by minutes.  I'll hit the key out of habit and then nothing will happen, so I'll go into iTunes and pause.  Then maybe 5 minutes later, it will unpause (presumably because the key event finally made it to iTunes.)

Any idea what in the world is going on?  The only thing that seems to fix it is a reboot (though a log out and log in might do it as well.  Not in a position to try that at the moment.)

Argh! It just happened again.  Super annoying.

I finally just figured it out!  It turns out that I had a Quicktime process that was stopped  (I had done an open on an avi file on the command line.)  A kill -CONT on the pid allowed it to continue so I could close it and now I have my keys back!


iPhone 5 Power Button Replacement Programme I have an iPhone 5 (out of warranty) which is eligible for a power button replacement via the Apple programme.
I smashed my screen a while ago, and to be frank don't feel paying Apple £200 to replace it is a fair price, so being that I have the know-how anyway, I replaced it myself with a £40 screen off of eBay.

My question, being that Apple replace the button for iPhone's out of warranty, will they refuse to fix the button due to me breaking the warranty by opening the phnoe myself?

Two facts that might disappoint you:

The damage done on your iPhone may be responsible for the broken power button.
The iPhone may not have been opened before (by non authorised personal)

I just got my phone to the Apple store for a power button replacement, I had have a small crack in my screen, but never replaced it. They looked for water damage and told me I was able to let them replace my power button. They did not mind about the small crack.


How to enable sound on MacBook when connected to second monitor via HDMI? My MacBook Pro will not play sound when I connect a second monitor via HDMI. When I use the volume buttons, I see this icon:

How do I resolve this?

macOS is outputting sound over HDMI and has decided that volume should only be changed on the device receiving the sound. If you want the audio to come out of the monitor, adjust its volume directly (or connect speakers). Otherwise, use either the Volume item in the menu bar (the speaker icon) or the Sound system preference to change your audio output device to "Internal Speakers".


Map any string to your Mac Keyboard (globally) I use Git - every time I pulled it asked me for a password.
typing them in every time is slowing me down.

pw : 12khdE32

Now, I'm thinking if I can map a string with the the keyboard on a Mac, command + \, then I won't have to type my long pw any more.

Goal

12khdE32 --> command + \

I've tried look into system preferences + download the app call Karabiner.

I'm not sure if this possible, but please let me know if you think this is possible to do. This will help me a lot.

Thanks.

This is more than possible with paid apps like TextExpander and Keyboard Maestro (which are two excellent apps that are great times savers beyond what you're looking for).

Another free option: set up a keyboard shortcut in the preferences pane such as ggh --> mypassword and then you save a few keystrokes.

And another free option which does exactly what you're looking for can be found as the first answer for this SuperUser question.

Note that storing passwords like this is considered insecure.


Can I customize the volume image of an individual USB drive? When I plug in my USB key, I see this icon on my desktop:

I want to customize this, so that the image on the desktop and in Finder will look like the physical USB key.

I was able to find an online image converter to create an icon from  my image, and I was able to successfully use the "get info, copy icon, paste icon".  As you can see, the far right info window is for the icon itself, and I've copy-pasted that image the middle info window, which is a folder:

Applying that same copy-paste technique to the drive itself (the far-left info window), I get completely different results:

What am I doing wrong here?  After an hour spent trying to troubleshoot this (messing with SetFile, manually copying the .VolumeIcon.icns file, etc), I also need to ask: is what I'm attempting even possible?

(I looked at a program called CandyBar, but it would have changed the image for ALL drives, not individual drives; it doesn't help me)

Here's what happens when I tried dragging an .icns file onto the drive icon:

Create an icon file (.icns) from your PNG image. To create the icon file use Icon Composer.app (if you already have it) or use the new, officially sanctioned tool iconutil as described in this StackOverflow question. After creating the icon file drag/drop the file onto the drive's file info window, same as you did with the PNG file.


iMac won't boot to internal drive, usb sticks - Apple hardware test extended fine My iMac is being very odd. It won't boot using the internal hard drive. It chimes, starts the Yosemite progress bar and then changes and looks as if it is about to show me the login screen but then it just hangs at a grey screen. After about 30 seconds it just shuts down.

My first thought was that it is just a software issue or hard drive failure so I attempted to boot up on my USB stick with Yosemite installer on it and then another one with TechTools Pro on it, they all fail at the same point as above.

I booted up and did a Apple Hardware Test, the initial test came back OK. The extended test came back OK also.

Just for the hell of it, I have put a different hard drive in it but still can't boot to USB stick to install OS X. Grr.

Any other suggestions would be gladly and gratefully received. Thank you :)

You should try to boot your OS in verbose mode or safe mode to see whether you can fix it or not.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201573

If you really need to reinstall Mac OS X Yosemite, I'd suggest you run this script from any Mac, you need to have Yosemite downloaded in /Applications.

#!/bin/sh
# Mount the installer image
hdiutil attach /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Yosemite.app/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_app

# Convert the boot image to a 8GB sparse bundle
hdiutil convert /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.dmg -format UDSP -o /tmp/Yosemite
hdiutil resize -size 8g /tmp/Yosemite.sparseimage

# Mount the sparse bundle for package addition
hdiutil attach /tmp/Yosemite.sparseimage -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_build

# Copy Packages and Base System files to the sparse bundle
rm /Volumes/install_build/System/Installation/Packages
cp -rp /Volumes/install_app/Packages /Volumes/install_build/System/Installation/
cp -p /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem* /Volumes/install_build/

# Unmount the installer image and sparse bundle
hdiutil detach /Volumes/install_app
hdiutil detach /Volumes/install_build

# Resize the partition in the sparse bundle to remove any free space
hdiutil resize -size `hdiutil resize -limits /tmp/Yosemite.sparseimage | tail -n 1 | awk '{ print $1 }'`b /tmp/Yosemite.sparseimage

# Convert the sparse bundle to ISO/CD master
hdiutil convert /tmp/Yosemite.sparseimage -format UDTO -o /tmp/Yosemite
rm /tmp/Yosemite.sparseimage
mv /tmp/Yosemite.cdr ~/Desktop/Yosemite.iso

Credit goes to the person who wrote that script for Maverick

You can then restore the ISO using Disk Utility on a 8Gb USB Stick and it will be bootable.