Questions tagged [osx-mountain-lion]
Use for questions referring specifically to versions of OS X 10.8, Mountain Lion. Non-version-specific questions related to OS X should be tagged with [osx]. Questions about Mac hardware should be tagged with [mac]. Questions about running OS X on non-Apple hardware are generally considered off-topic.
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Where is SVN on OS X Mountain Lion?
I upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion and found out SVN is no longer present. I use Netbeans 6.9.1 in conjunction with Apache's SVN.
How can I get it back and working?
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Command Line SSH restart Mac OSX Mountain Lion
How can I restart the SSH service via the command line on Mac OSX Mountain Lion please?
Using ps aux | grep 'ssh', I was able to deduce that the process is most likely /usr/sbin/sshd.
From here I ...
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How do I configure custom URL handlers on OS X?
I've been reading a lot online about custom URL handlers / custom protocol handlers such as:
Launching External Applications using Custom Protocols under OSX
OS X URL handler to open links to local ...
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How do I switch between Java 7 and Java 6 on OS X 10.8.2?
I am using Java SE 7 to program simple games for windows and mac, but I have to switch to java 6 to run games such as Minecraft on my computer. This used to work just fine before I updated to Mac OS X ...
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How do you get loopback addresses other than 127.0.0.1 to work on OS X
According to everything I read, the entire 127.x.x.x subnet should loopback.
However, on my Mac, I can only ping 127.0.0.1
I know I've done this before (though possibly on another OS) and has come ...
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How do I start apache in OSX Mountain Lion / Mavericks?
OSX Mountain Lion removed the GUI for web sharing, but apache is still installed.
How do I start and stop the service? How do I get the service to automatically launch on startup?
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How to auto-arrange/clean-up files for ALL folders in OSX Mountain Lion
I have figured out how to make folders auto arrange their contents. This is achieved in Finder->View->Show View Options (or cmd+J).
From the newly opened window, setting the arrange by dropdown will ...
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How to turn off Facebook notifications on Mac OS X?
How to turn off Facebook notifications on Mac OS X Mountain Lion?
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OS X Keychain Won't Stop Popping Up
The OS X Keychain keeps on popping up on my Mountain Lion Macbook. As soon as I log into my user/admin account, I'm assaulted by three Keychain prompts, one after the other:
Messages Agent wants to ...
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OS X Mountain Lion - Cannot Select Disk to Install on when using VirtualBox
I want to install OS X Mountain Lion in VirtualBox, but I am having a problem: every time I run the install, I can't get past the "Select a Disk to Install" screen. I always hangs like this.
What's ...
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Why can't I block Facebook using /etc/hosts on Mountain Lion (OS X)?
It worked for a while in the old configuration, but then stopped working for some reason.
Here is my /etc/hosts file from my Mountain Lion MacBook Air:
127.0.0.1 reddit.com www.reddit.com
127.0.0.1 ...
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How to remove Quarantine from file permissions in OS X
I downloaded a .pem file and my Mac OS X (10.8.2) added an @ sign at the end of the file permissions. This is causing file permission issues.
I can't seem to remove the quarantine flag. I even tried ...
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How to make command+arrow go to begining and end of line in iterm2?
With the default settings, command + arrow_left switches to the tab on the left. How to change it so that it puts the cursor at the beginning of the line instead ?
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Remove Applications from Location Services in Security & Privacy on Mac OS X 10.8
I wanted to remove applications from location services in the security and privacy settings on MaC OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. (The apps were still listed even though they were uninstalled.) I found the ...
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What are "Paste Item Exactly" and "Duplicate Exactly" in Finder?
While holding Opt and Shift, the Finder menu items Duplicate and Paste Item become Duplicate Exactly and Paste Item Exactly. These require administrator permissions.
How are they different from the ...
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How can I monitor memory usage of a process running from the terminal in OSX
I am running a command line utility called casperJS (installed via node npm) from the OSX terminal. It's a long running process and I'd like to see how much memory it is using, together with any ...
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AppleScript: Open a new window in current space without switching to active window in another space
I want to have an application open a new window in the current space without switching to a space in which a window is already open, but I want to keep the
When switching to an application, switch ...
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Disable Mountain Lion Dictionary Gesture
Ever since Lion I've been using Better Touch Tool in order to have the three finger tap gesture trigger a middle click. Now, in Mountain Lion, Apple has changed the in-line dictionary definition ...
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Getting an error trying to set up shared folders on an Ubuntu instance of VMWare Fusion running on OSX
Receiving the following error:
Unable to update runtime folder sharing status: There was an error
mounting Shared Folders file system inside the guest operating system.
Running VMWare Fusion 5.0....
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How to install KeePass on Mac OS X Mountain Lion
I'm using KeePass on Windows. It's a very nice application. Now I want to run it on my Mac. The instructions on the download page are too techy and I don't have prior experience with Macs.
How can I ...
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How To Keep Wi-Fi On Even When Your Mac Sleeps?
Whenever I want to download something which is over a gigabyte, I leave my computer, so the download could happen smooth and fast, but that's not to be, when my computer goes to sleep, and the Wi-Fi ...
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How to get rEFInd working with FileVault 2 on OSX 10.8
I installed rEFInd on my new Macbook Air which I planned on using to do a dual boot to Linux, but prior to installing Linux, I decided to encrypt my drive. I knew I was going to do this, so I had ...
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Where does OS X Mountain Lion store Notes data?
Any idea about where OS X Mountain Lion stores Notes data? Is there a way that I can recover lost Notes?
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What is the keyboard shortcut to toggle fullscreen in OSX Mountain Lion?
If I have a window on my desktop in OSX Mountain Lion, I see an icon in the top right corner o the window, made of two diagonal arrows pointing away from each other. I can click this to put the app in ...
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Permanently reject Bluetooth pairing request
There's some keyboard device that attempts to pair with my iMac about every 30 seconds. The reject button only removes it temporarily. Same with the disconnect. Discoverable is already off for the ...
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How can I migrate all keyboard shortcuts from one mac to another?
I have a lot of custom keyboard shortcuts and will be migration Macs. I tested Migration Assistant and it did not seem to get these.
I read somewhere that they are stored in the individual ...
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How to explore more defaults write tweaks on OS X?
I would like to explore some new tweaks which can be done by the "defaults write" command in OS X(ML).
What can I do to find them out myself rather than hunting online for known tweaks?
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Mountain Lion Switcher (Cmd+Tab) not showing all apps
I've upgraded to Mountain Lion yesterday and everything is working great except for one thing that's really really annoying,
When I press Cmd+Tab, I get the regular switcher, but only some of the ...
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QuickLookSatellite MAC OS, High CPU Use
I have consistently been having a problem with my computer overheating due to the process QuickLookSatellite-general using 100+ CPU use. (Please see images attached.)
On googling I found this ...
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Is it possible to run software as a different user under OS X Mountain Lion?
I've been trying to run apps as a different user.
Attempt 1
sudo -u otheruser open /Applications/TextEdit.app launches the app but it uses the current user, not otheruser.
Attempt 2
login username ...
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Can you toggle function keys on / off with a keyboard shortcut on OSX?
I know you can toggle this option on and off in the System Preferences screen for 'keyboard' but I'd like to know if I can do it via a shortcut as I do it all the time.
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Multiline Equation won't center and align on equals sign
I have a multiline equation which I wish to align on the '=' and center the equation block on the page.
I have selected align on '=' and center as a group, however the equation group becomes left ...
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How can I disable the calendar agent from running on Mac OS X Lion?
I suppose that because because of the updated way that the Calendar application is integrated into the OS X system and the notification area the "calendar agent" needs to constantly run in the ...
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Can I download the OS X Mountain Lion update and share it with my family?
I have purchased and downloaded the 4 GB Mountain Lion update. Can I burn this to a DVD and share it around with my family? Is it locked to my Apple ID or anything?
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Mac firewall blocking nginx (port 80) from external side
I installed nginx using ports and started it with sudo. Accessing the nginx welcome page from localhost works perfectly, however accessing it from an external computer fails.
Doing an nmap on the ...
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Mount a VHD (VirtualBox) in OSX
How can I mount a VHD (created in VirtualBox) of a Ubuntu Server install on my Max OSX (Mountain Lion) and allow it to be found in Finder (so I can select a folder and view it's contents).
If it ...
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How to export all notes in OS X/iOS Notes.app?
I used to take all my notes on my iPhone and iPad in Notes.app. I recently switched and take all my notes using various text editors and store the notes in my Dropbox. However, my old notes I used to ...
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In OS X is there a way to assign an application window to a specific monitor?
I know that with OS X Lion (10.7) and Mountain Lion (10.8) applications can be assigned to specific Spaces/Desktops. With my laptop I daily connect and disconnect from an external monitor. When I ...
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Mac OS X 10.8 VPN Server: Bypass VPN for LAN traffic (routing LAN traffic to secondary connection)
I have somewhat of an odd setup for a VPN server with OS X Mountain Lion. It's essentially being used as a bridge to bypass my company's firewall to our extranet connection - certain things our team ...
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Auto-close unused applications in OS X
I am a software programmer and I almost never reset or shut down my Apple computer.
Over time, I open a lot of windows, and I don't close them, because I am focused on doing other things.
I was ...
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Disable horizontal gestures in VLC on OS X
Is there any non-violant way to disable horizontal scrolling in VLC (2.0.6) on OS X Mountain Lion? I went through the Preferences but couldn't find anything concerning the matter.
I could do ...
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.tgz file – tar: Unrecognized archive format
I'm trying to install a 10gen build of MongoDB on my local Mac running Mountain Lion (10.8.3):
I fetch it with curl at:
curl http://downloads.mongodb.org/osx/mongodb-osx-x86_64-2.4.tgz > ...
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Mounting an ISO image with readwrite permission
I am following these instructions for creating a cross-platform CD. I am coming across a problem in Mountain Lion where I cannot mount the image as read-write.
When I enter the following in Terminal:
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How to reset mac PRAM through the command line in Lion/Mountain Lion?
I'm trying to write a script to automate a PRAM reset and I've seen a lot of old guides that tell me to use the following command to reset the Mac's PRAM via the terminal:
nvram boot-args="-p -r"
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Finder/Quick Look Malfunction after 10.8 OS upgrade
I upgraded to 10.8 and cannot shake this issue at all.
I process image files daily as part of my work. For some reason only since my upgrade to 10.8, at some point Finder cannot preview any image ...
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Open and scroll through 42 GB text file in Mac OS X
I am running Mac OS X 10.8.4 (Mountain Lion) and I am trying to open and scroll through a 42 GB .XML file.
I plan on using an XML parser to parse through it and delete parts, but first I need to know ...
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OS X RDP to Windows Server 2012 R2
I am attempting a Remote Desktop Session. It will be from OSX 10.8.4 to Windows Server 2012 DataCenter R2(Build 9431).
I am using 2.1.1 Remote Desktop client for Mac.
I have disabled Network Level ...
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Force OSX text field to accept copy-paste
Short version: Is there a way to force text field in OSX to accept pasting a string, despite that the developer (Apple) set it to not to accept copy-paste?
Long story:
Platform: OS X 10.8.2 (...
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Remove file extension in OS X using Terminal
Problem:
I have some 200+ files named something in line with "DSC01852.JPG.jpg". I would like to remove the file extension so the result becomes "DSC01852.JPG".
Any suggestions? I looked at the mv ...
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Is launchd supposed to pick up "missed" events?
I read that if the computer is sleeping when a launchd event is to occur, then launchd will run the event when the computer wakes up.
My question is in regards to a computer that is shut down. If ...
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