Questions tagged [macos]
Apple's Unix-based operating system. Use for questions about the operating system or to provide OS context. For Mac hardware questions, use [mac]. Questions about using macOS on non-Apple hardware ("Hackintosh"), are off-topic.
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Unable to connect to a raspberry pi4 using SSH via Mac
So I just set up a fresh install of Ubuntu Desktop 23.10. I used the OS Customisation options in the Raspberry pi Imager program. There I set SSH to enabled.
I then mounted the SD card after it got ...
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How can I create a full page workspace in LibreOffice Writer?
I prefer working with web view in LibreOffice writer. I'm working on a single web page with text in a single table. Very simple. Is there a way to make the table span the entire workspace, instead of ...
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Why is monitor not sensing display signal from MacBook Pro via USB-C?
I bought one of the newer USB-C monitors (Arzopa 14" A1 Gamut slim), and was able to utilize it connected to a new Windows laptop using only the USB-C connector with no external power connection.
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I am trying to get semicolon to act as shift when held down but ; when tapped and colon when shift is down and also as end when CapsLock is held down
This is the code I have tried in Karabiner-Elements.
The semicolon key sends semicolon when tapped ✔
When shift is held down and semicolon is tapped colon is sent ✔
While CapsLock is held down and ...
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New to MacOS and trying to replicate a few things that I already do using Autohotkey on windows
Below is my Autohotkey script that automatically copies the text of any questions that I ask on the websites for ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude (I have them installed as chrome apps) by detecting the ...
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Update Google Chrome extensions from the command line
How can I update Google Chrome extensions from the command line?
I'm running macOS 12.7.4.
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Amazon Workspaces doesn't scroll very well when using a macbook touchpad
I have a macbook pro and am using Ubunutu in Amazon workspaces. The scrolling using the two finger gesture only sometimes works. Seems to somewhat work when doing the whole gesture quickly including ...
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Command to unlock "Locked" files on macOS Sonoma
In the end I manage to delete a .plist file from MacOS Sonoma recovery but when I reboot it keeps appearing again.
Why does this happen and how do I solve it to eliminate it permanently?
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Change settings for system keychain is disabled
I want to make some changes in the keychain system but the option is disabled. I have already tried to make some changes in the iCloud settings, lock and unlock, and restart the mac.
Disabled option:
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Save as PDF using the Firefox mxt08-real/Export-Web-to-PDF extension
MacOS Ventura 13.6.3
Firefox 123 and 124b (developper edition)
I am testing the mxt08-real/Export-Web-to-PDF Firefox extension, which allows to add an icon to trigger the "Save as PDF" ...
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How do I change the current user contact icon in macOS 13.4.1?
I want to make a script for macOS 13.4.1 that changes the current users contact photo (or whatever is displayed on the lock screen when you log is as them) to a specific one.
However I want to be able ...
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Recovery data from a double (accidentally) formatted HDD HFS+
Could be possible recovery original HDD data from a double formatted HDD?
I have erroneous repeated the formatting on a working disk twice, could be possible recovery original one table allocation ...
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Accessing file association information from shell in macOS Sonoma (14.3.1)
macOS used to use a plist at ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.LaunchServices.plist to store file association information. Recently(ish) that file has moved and is now called ~/Library/Preferences/com....
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Routing Windows 10 trafic via MacBook as Internet router
I try to configure MacBook Pro (Mid 2015, macOS High Sierra, v.10.13.6) to work as an Internet router for Win 10 laptop.
My configuration:
Ethernet cable directly connects Win 10 laptop Ethernet port ...
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Font rendering issue with Blink based browsers in macOS
Recently Blink based browsers show unintelligible texts on some websites, it returns to the normal state when I change the font-weight manually. Never hear or saw a thing like this before. Any ideas?
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In Mac OS, how to always HIDE toolbar in fullscreen mode?
Google results for this question are entirely polluted by answers about how to check or uncheck always SHOW the menu/toolbar in fullscreen mode, but there is zero information about how to always HIDE ...
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How to hide a specific active app on OS Sonama (Version 14.1.1)
Is there a way to hide a running app in OS Sonama but said app won't appear in force quit or in docks.
I know there was a way in earlier OS by editing Info.plist file but that method longer works on ...
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How do I make iTerm treat the Control key as both Control and Escape?
I already have my Caps Lock key mapped to Control in Mac System Preferences/Settings > Keyboard. How can I also make the Control key work as the Escape key when it's pressed and released, without ...
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alias doesn't work in fish shell on macOS
I've been struggling with an issue that I cannot find mentioned anywhere and I cannot trace down. I can't leverage any of the alias command functionality in fish, which also breaks fish integrations ...
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How get first filename and rename it to new file in Automator on macOS?
I cannot find how can I do this with Automator on macOS:
We are merging 2 or more PDF files into (new) one. New file should be named as first original file.
So I need:
Take name of first original ...
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Keyboard shortcut for moving mouse to focused window for MacOs?
Is there a keyboard shortcut for Mac OS, or a setting, to make the mouse cursor "jump" to the currently focused window?
I use a dual monitor setup, and after CmD + Tab -ing to a window on ...
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Mac Mini has static screen when wake from sleep
Intermittently, about once a day, when waking my Mac Mini M2 from sleep, I'll get this screen instead of the lock screen:
Is there anything I can do to fix this? Turning the monitor off and on again ...
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How to compress huge but almost identical files?
I have 3 files that are 30GB each. The files themselves contain relatively high-entropy data and thus aren't easily compressible beyond 75%. Each file however is at least 95% identical to each other, ...
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MP4Box: Select track by type and language?
For a directory of MP4 files, I want to bulk-change their subtitle tracks that are currently tagged as English en to English (United States) en-US.
Is there a way to select subtitle tracks by current ...
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Intune - Using custom attributes with macOS devices in for Compliance Policies and Conditional access
I am trying to figure out if this is a use case in InTune, but have not found a way to do so. I have a set of attributes that I am pulling as custom attributes from macOS devices which I would like to ...
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"VeraCrypt::File::Open:287" ("Is a directory") message when creaing a container
I was creating an encrypted VeraCrypt file container on my Mac. The last step is to randomly move the mouse within the VeraCrypt window. Then, after I click Format, the following window appears:
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How to fix command-line VLC `AudioObjectAddPropertyListener` errors
$ vlc -Z --play-and-exit my_music.mp4
VLC media player 3.0.20 Vetinari (revision 3.0.20-0-g6f0d0ab126)
[00007fec32124770] macosx interface error: Updater aborted with error 1001
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How to manually uninstall PGAdmin4 from macOS?
I have tried removing manually by removing PGAdmin4 from my applications folder. I also followed a few steps from this post here. To my surprise some of the files existed and I was able to remove them....
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How to triple boot Windows, Linux, macOS with one EFI Partition
I'm running ordinary desktop PC and i want to have 3 major operating system (Windows, Linux, macOS) installed in my PC so i can working spesific job in spesific OS, and also for app testing purpose in ...
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using scp or echo in zsh with alias parameter print 'No such file or directory'
here zsh on MacOSX.
I would like to point out that I have tried several ways, with and without quoting, single or double quoting, with and without brackets, with/out $variables. But I receive ever ...
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How can I apply conditional formatting to rows that get added to a pivot table when new data is added? Specifically on MacOS
The question is simple, and has been solved in multiple posts such as this one for PCs. Unfortunately on a Mac, that setting does not appear when editing the conditional formatting. This is how it ...
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Where is macOS's "main log" from Console.app stored?
Console.app in macOS shows the "main log" in Devices > My Mac, plus various "reports". For these reports, I can right-click and say "Show in Finder" to go to the ...
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Using ncdu, how to know the number of items in current dir, not total count in childtree
I love using ncdu to browse files in Debian (and also MacOS), yet I can't figure out a way to display the number of items in the current directory, rather than the total amount of files including all ...
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Google Drive on macOS claims it is syncing but not actually downloading
I am having an issue with the Google Drive desktop app on my MacBook Air M1 24GB laptop (with macOS Sonoma). When I save certain files to Google Drive it syncs the files but there is a little cloud ...
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Validating Changes to pam.d (like visudo)
I'm working on an Ansible task for setting fingerprint sudo usage in MacOS. This is done through a custom rule in /etc/pam.d/sudo_local.
Is there a method to pre-validate edits to PAM for safer ...
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How to setup an Ethernet bridge under macOS Sonoma 14.2.1?
When configuring an Ethernet Bridge under macOS Sonoma, it seems that the bridge will not be set up entirely.
From another post I learned that new devices should be configured via the GUI what I did. ...
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Variables in /etc/resolver/ for domain specific DNS on MacOS
I have a growing list of files in /etc/resolver for domain specific DNS resolvers. Each resolver is using the same nameserver and all other traffic is using my router defined DNS. Currently, if I want ...
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How to fix the keyNotFound(code: "BCLM") error?
When using the bclm command[1] to change the max charge setting for my M2 Mac's battery. I am suddenly getting the error:
❯ sudo bclm write 90
keyNotFound(code: "BCLM")
bclm is installed ...
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Copy interactive command outputs from Terminal to MacOS clipboard programmatically
Developing this answer, which offers a way to copy a given line from standard output to MacOS clipboard – I wonder if there's a way to do the same for interactive commands?
For example:
~ bc -l
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How to quick record system audio in background on macOS?
On macOS Monterey I want to achieve what can be done on Windows with ShareX: record system audio with a global hotkey and have the audio file automatically copied to the clipboard – all in the ...
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Share directory from Mac with qemu / UTM virtual machine
I'm looking for end-to-end instructions how to share a Mac directory with a virtual machine that's being run with qemu or UTM. I cannot find a p9 filesystem implementation on the Mac side, so that ...
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HP printer not printing
I am running macOS 10.15 Catalina and have a DeskJet 6940 printer that has stopped working. I can successfully send a job to the printer.
It successfully runs through the printer, positioning the ...
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MacVim doesn't open a window (except from Terminal, and then only one window)
If I start MacVim from the dock, it launches, but it doesn't have an open window. File / New Window and File / New Clean Window are grayed out (and of course don't do anything).
If I start MacVim from ...
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How can I mount network drives consistently in macOS?
The issue is that I have a shared drive with 3 partitions on my router.
The router insists on exporting a drive letter ("G", "H" and "I") instead of partition names.
The ...
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"dscl . list /users" command on Mac to know if hacked
I have a feeling that my macbook is hacked so I searched online and used the "dscl . list /users" to find out if there is any suspicious results. I got a huge list of weird names of users ...
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Copy/paste intermittently doesn't work on Ubuntu and macOS but fine on Windows 10, ideas on what could cause?
I have a computer where I dual boot the newest version of Ubuntu 22.04.3 and Windows 10. I also have a work laptop Apple MacBook that's fairly new with M1 chip. The issue I'm facing is inconsistent ...
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What are 'unaligned pkts' in MacOS `ifconfig`
While trying to track some network issues with my Mac Studio, I ran into a strange metric that I can't figure out – 'unaligned pkts', which seems to be incrementing at a rate of ~20/s.
> ifconfig -...
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How to run windows server on macOS with apple silicon?
I'm trying to run Windows Server on macOS with Apple Silicon.
Parallels can't install any x86 versions(windows server don't have arm versions out in the wild, only for OEM) I tried installing it on ...
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Allow connection to modem dashboard in pf firewall
I am using Murus to manage the rules of my macos pf firewall.
My approach is to block everything by default and allow only what I need. This has worked well so far, with one exception: I cannot seem ...
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numpad enter remapped in new macOS updates for alacritty
I have been having annoying problems with my terminal Alacritty. In macOS after recent updates my numpad enter is not giving me what I would expect when I press it.
Normal Keyboard enter.
❯ whoami
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