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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Bluetooth earbuds not playing any sound after a while while video calling on my macbook
I am using a 2017 MacBook air. I can watch videos with the same earbuds without any issue at all for however long. But, when video calling or attending meetings in WhatsApp and MS Teams (haven't tried ...
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How to disable "Prevent the computer from sleeping automatically when the display is off" in MacBook Pro (M1) running macOS Ventura 13.0
In the past, I enabled this in System Settings:
“Prevent the computer from sleeping automatically when the display is off.”
Then I have updated macOS on the MacBook Pro (M1) to Ventura 13.0 and ...
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Extract filepaths of .MP4 files in subfolders of main folder to textfile
I am on Mac. I want to use terminal or something to extract the filepaths of the .MP4 files within a folder with multiple levels of subfolders. I have a main folder that has subfolders. Each subfolder ...
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Why is installation of MySQL on my mac is always halted
I've been trying to install MySQL on my mac and an issue kept happening. I downloaded macOS 14 (x86, 64-bit), DMG Archive. Everything seemed fine until the final step. It says "the software was ...
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MariaDB - database folder changed?
I have MariaDB installed via Homebrew on MacOS.
I have local databases in /usr/local/var/mysql but a day or two ago, my local MariaDB now points to /opt/homebrew/var/mysql and does not find any of my ...
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Mac Sonoma can connect to NFS via Finder but not access via terminal
I need to read files from a NFS storage. Via Finder, I can connect to the server by nfs://<server>/<path>, and read files via Finder. The mount appears as /Volumes/<path>, but from ...
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Add glyphs to pdfTeX on MacOS Catalina [closed]
The preamble is AMS, which constrains some answers I've seen. All I want to do is type a schwa and a Delta. Simple task; incredibly complex instructions! Is there no simple way to add a glyph?
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iCloud Drive - Keep Select Files Downloaded
I have a group of files (all placed in one folder) that I use daily - every few hours the files un-download themselves and I have to redownload them when needed. OneDrive has an option for forcing the ...
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Removing stubborn programs from menu bar in macOS
My institution-provided M1 macOS Sonoma machine has several programs controlled by their profile. Many of these programs generate a very irritating (to me, at least) icon in the menu extras in the top ...
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Black Screen Issue Running Windows 10 VM on MacBook Air M2 using VirtualBox
I recently acquired a MacBook Air M2 and installed VirtualBox to run a Windows 10 virtual machine.
However, upon launching the VM, I encounter a persistent black screen. Despite the VM running, I'm ...
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Why does Virtual Box freeze on "Starting Windows" screen on macOS Catalina 10.15.7?
I have macOS Catalina 10.15 and I installed VirtualBox v7.0 to run Windows 7 x64 (and windows10 x64). When I boots it hangs at "Starting Windows" screen. Screenshot below.
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SquirrelSQL keyboard shortcuts on MacOS
I am running SquirrelSQL on MacOS.
Many keyboard shortcuts do not work.
For example: find is supposed to be mapped to CTRL-F, but neither CTRL-F nor CMD-F work. Similarly, replace (supposed to be ...
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How to install VSIX files in Visual Studio 2019 on a Machintosh?
I would like to install this VSIX file and I'm using a Mojave Mac on version 10.14.6. The Visual Studio version is 8.10.11 (build 8).
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Manually created MacOS apps being deleted
I have some standalone apps that I manually created on my macOS. They keep getting deleted from the Applications folder from time to time, not sure how or why.
The source app I use to create them, in ...
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Mission Control - dragging to move spaces between multiple monitors
In MacOS Sonoma, I use two external monitors, positioned side by side. If I enter Mission Control (by swiping up on my trackpad with three fingers) then all the virtual desktops ('spaces') become ...
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How to paste text without font/style formatting on macOS?
How do I paste text on the clipboard into a text field without the font/style formatting? That is, I want to paste it as plain text.
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Is it safe to change numeric user id on Mac?
Usually what is the number of an user id is not important. But I have use case, where I have a VM running on my Mac, the VM login with my company's LDAP account, so in the VM, the username is same as ...
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Strange issue with YouTube user agent being stuck [closed]
Every time I login to YouTube, webpage switched to mobile layout with related video below player with description and comments on the right side. Page seems to expect finger touches making it harder ...
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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? [closed]
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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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
[00007fec21807100] ...
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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 ...