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Hardware related questions of computers sold/made by Apple. Use [macos] for the operating system, and use [mac-address] for MAC addresses instead.

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Why is my Windows laptop reseeting file permission when I write to a file on a drive mapped to my macbook across same LAN?

When my Windows laptop writes to a file in a drive mapped to my macbook, on the same LAN, it changes the permission of the file from "-rwxrwxrwx" to "-rw-------" which means I must ...
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Can someone help me unlock my MacBook?

can someone tell me how I brute force my MacBook air with mac os x snow leopard? I have tried everything I can possibly think of! I have an PC, can i use it? Thanks!
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Mac Ventura external Display problems

I have had weird* behavior since Mac OS Ventura on my M1 Max Macbook Pro 14". When I am using an external display then sometimes+ it starts with a partial resolution, keeping the rest of the ...
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Outlook 365 Attach Recent Files list doesn't work; M1 Mac; Ventura 13.2.1

When attaching files to emails in Outlook on my Mac, the Recent Files list does not work. I must always click Browse My Mac, which is a lot more clicks. Its list of Recent Files never changes. Is ...
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Terminal continues to open chrome, even though firefox is default browser

I recently updated my default browser from Chrome to Firefox. I am working on a MacBook Pro. If I run a local app(ex: localhost:8000), such as a react app, iTerm2 will open Chrome, instead of Firefox. ...
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Safari thinks it is not connected to the internet while Firefox and Chrome do

Mac Ventura. Over the past few months, I have been getting the constant problem that Safari stops thinking it is connected to the Internet. Tabs that are open and connected keep working but new tabs ...
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2017 iMac on Ventura stops booting at spaceman_scan_free_blocks - what to do?

My Mac stops booting at spaceman_scan_free_blocks and then just hangs there indefinitely. I tried all the usual, repairing disk in recovery, etc but nothing works. Singleuser / safe mode not working ...
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Why might my M1 Mac running Ventura not connect to the same strong Wi-Fi signal my cheap Android phone easily connects to?

I've got an expensive (by my standards) M1 MacBook with upgraded RAM and SSD running Ventura 13.1. I also have a cheap Redmi 10C phone running Android 12 with MIUI Global 13.0.5. I'm in a chain coffee ...
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Changing the mac desktop icon resize shortcut in finder

By default finder has a keyboard shortcut for changing icon size/zoom, ⌘ = and ⌘ -. If you are like me you press these on accident and the result is desktop icons all over the place as the grid ...
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How can one detect an active WebRTC connection on the Mac programmatically?

What would be the cleanest way to infer that a WebRTC connection is either being established or is active. e.g. maybe there is a way to query the browser, or can one tell by actively monitoring ...
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How do you prevent the dock from jumping between monitors in macOS without unchecking the "Displays have separate Spaces" option in multidisplay rig?

I have a multimonitor setup. By default the Displays have separate Spaces settign is checked in MacOS, and it causes the dock to hop between monitors if you hover your mouse at the bottom of any of ...
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How to properly ssh into my remote (mac) computer from abroad?

I have a mac (mac 1) computer connected to the internet via a router from an internet proveider in country A. I am now in country B and need to ssh from another mac (mac 2) into mac 1 in country A. I ...
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How do I change the default Java JRE version that is used when double-clicking .jar files in the Finder in macOS?

How do I change the default Java JRE version that is used when double-clicking .jar files in the Finder in macOS? I installed several newer JDKs from Adoptium, but no matter what newer JDKs I install, ...
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Counter-intuitive performance issue using Samsung T5 SSD on M2 pro Macmini

M2pro 16gb Mac Mini, OSX 13.2.1 BenQ PD32220u Monitor (with USB interfaces) Samsung T5 SSD 2TB (USB 3.1 gen2) I've recently upgraded my workstation, have been using a T5 External drive for some time ...
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How can I enable screen sharing between two mac on different networks using VNC?

I have two mac with the same iCloud. First mac is M1 MacBook Pro with MacOS Monterey located in London. The second mac is MacBook Pro with MacOS Mojave located in Manchester. I need to do screen ...
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SSH to localhost keeps asking for password on MacBook Air M1

I am trying to install hadoop on my MacBook Air M1 and when I write start-all.sh in terminal it prompts fatix@localhost: Permission denied (publickey,password,keyboard-interactive). I did following ...
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Can't connect to sftp from second computer on the same network

i got a new computer and trying to connect to the same sftp that i've used for years, i used an ftp client and i got a new one, but i get refusal to connect. I tried connecting with terminal and also ...
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Don't Focus Application when it opens on Mac OS [duplicate]

So I have some automated tests that open Firefox about 150 times in an automated fashion. These tests take about 10 minutes to run and in the mean time, I am developing a fear of flashing screens as ...
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Charging Android phone from MacBook while MacBook is charging, all via USB-C

I have an M1 MacBook Air with its original power supply/charger and original USB-C cable. All working great. I also have a cheap Android phone (Redmi 10C) with USB-C. Sometimes when I'm on the road I ...
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Deleting empty folders inside a folder for iTunes Media cleanup (Mac)

My iTunes library has some time ago split up into two locations and now I want to merge them, but before I do so I want to clean up the folders. In the iTunes Media list, there are artist folders, ...
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Error on gpg key exported from linux to Mac

I have exported a gpg key from linux to Mac. Exporting commands on linux are as follows gpg --export-secret-keys -a test_01.asc gpg --export -a test_01_pub.asc Importing commands on Mac are as ...
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How to delete "BoomAudio" from sound settings in mac os Ventura?

Even after uninstalling the Boom2 app using its own uninstaller and following all the instructions from: How can I delete the Boom application output device from my system? I can still see "...
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Command not found -bash error

I am noticing that after I did something with terminal attempting to install a program that some third party commands stopped working. For example, I tried installing miniconda with these two ...
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what address to use for remote login on my Mac

I'm sure this question is basic but I have tried to search for how to do this and I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I have macOS Monterey 12.0.1. I have Remote Login enabled. I have "...
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How to access web server running on port 3000 on an M1 Mac from an iPhone 13 mini

As per the question trying to get to a webserver running on my Mac at port 3000 from iPhone 13 mini. The server is Next.JS based. Was I have tried to connect: via cable between the iphone and the mac....
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Connect USB C / Thunderbolt 4 to USB A (input! for USB 3.0 Hub) using a normal USB C to USB A cable?

I have an old USB (A) 3.0 Hub Aukey CB-H18, which I have been happily using with my late 2013 15" macbook pro. Now i updated to a new 2023 14" macbook pro m2 and naively thought I can just ...
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Cisco Anyconnect on VM not installing

my University requires us to use the in-house VPN to connect to some of the University Infrastructure. The client is Cisco Anyconnect 4.10 Problem is, that the VPN is persistent on my Mac even when ...
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Mac mini (G4 PowerPC) won't boot. How can I reset it to factory defaults?

I have the first version of the Mac mini I have not used it for many years. Mac Mini wichi is a 1.25GHz PowerPC G4 model from 2005 The last time I tried to use it, I was trying to get some flavor of ...
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How can I reduce the response time in RDP?

I have a personal computer on mac os, but I need windows to work. I used a virtual machine for a long time, but I want to get rid of it, and I would like to switch to mac on m2. Without thinking twice,...
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How can I save a file from Firefox to /opt/subdir/ on a Mac?

In Firefox when I right click (Mac: Control+left click) to bring up the context menu and click "Save link as" Firefox on a Mac pops up a dialog box. If I set the destination to the system ...
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Monterey 12 revert back Login shell

I ve changed the login shell into something i dont know and restart the Mac, it nows stuck in between, only apple logo appears and nothing happens, first aid, cmd+s or V do not worked either. Ho do ...
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What process controls two-finger zoom on Mac?

Every once in a while, plugging my Mac into my monitor when lots of processes are running will crash some of the display agents, like exposé, zoom and other trackpad functions. I figured out some bash ...
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How to figure out what's crashing chrome?

I'm using a Mac. For the past few weeks, once every few days, chrome will suddenly freeze. When I pull up Activity Monitor, it will be using some ludicrous amount of energy impact (in the thousands), ...
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Run bundle with sudo in MacOS .app bundle

I have a MacOS app that I want to deploy as .app bundle. The binary in this bundle is needed to run with root priveleges. I made launcher zsh script in Contents/MacOS with line sudo ./MyApp. I changed ...
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Adobe inDesign file/project sometimes opens as readonly on Mac

I have iMac with MacOS + Adobe InDesign. And sometimes when I double click InDesign file/project it opens up as read-only and I don't see it until I try to save it and I can't so I have to save as new ...
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How do I link a shell script to the login / logout event on a Mac so that it triggers when a user logs on / off?

I have been trying to get a shell script to fire on login / logout events on a Mac, but the method I used is very old, and it does not work. I followed this StackExchange post and used the sudo ...
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Repeatedly renaming the same files in finder

I am trying to create an Automator workflow which renames all new files added to my desktop folder which do not begin with the prefix 2023 or Home to include the creation date in the following format ...
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Ubuntu Terminal Not Accepting Password Input

I have installed Ubuntu on MacOS using UTM, this is the ARM version on an M1 Mac running in virtualisation. I have rebooted after installing the program, the terminal accepts username input but not ...
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HP 3700 and a Mac Pro laptop. It stopped printing color

I have a HP 3700 and a Mac Pro laptop(running on Ventura 13.2). The printer stopped printing color, so I replace the ink. Still no reds blues - everything is pink or faded blank. I thought it was the ...
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Microsoft Remote Desktop for Mac, microphone distortion

I'm connecting from macOS Ventura to a Windows 11 Pro machine through Microsoft Remote Desktop for Mac. The remote audio is enabled and the microphone is working but the recorded sound is considerably ...
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How to remove Anydesk completely from my Mac after scammer tricked us into granting access

Wife had already downloaded Anydesk when I came in. Scammer was in our screen and we completed “refund” form before he said we’d have to get into bank account only on that machine in order to stop ...
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Is it that bad to use Homebrew on an outdated macOS?

I had problems on macOS Monterey and had to downgrade back to Catalina due to performance issues (found out it was just my MBP 2016 needing some hardware cleaning, so I'm considering going back to ...
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MacBook can't access internet

I have a MacBook that is connected to Wi-Fi but it can't access the internet. It can still ping servers like Google's 8.8.8.8. Does anyone have any clue as to what's happening? It just started ...
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How to mount a ddrescue image if no partition is recognized?

On macOS Ventura 13.1, I successfully rescued a corrupt, not mountable disk (Mac OS Extended (Journaled)) via ddrescue: ddrescue -v -f -n /dev/disk3s2 /Volumes/emptyhd/hd.dmg ~/logfile.log After some ...
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Can someone please help me to stop continual automatic iCal.ics replies to 3 meetings emailed to my yahoo account

My Calendar app is autoreplying to 3 meeting invites sent from 3 different people to a yahoo mail account (auto reply every few hours). Originally the auto reply was sending multiple 'meeting accepted'...
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Strange input issue with my MacBookPro (people can’t hear me)

I have a very weird and annoying issue with my Mac (Mac Book Pro 2017 + OS Ventura). Whenever I have a call, people cannot hear me. They say they can hear the small noises like when I plug in ...
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Why can't "traceroute -i en0"/connectx/equivalent bypass Cisco AnyConnect VPN on Mac?

I have the Cisco AnyConnect VPN (SSL-based) installed on my Mac (Ventura). When the VPN is active, I am trying to see if I can bypass the VPN when making network connections. I have tried two high-...
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Whats the equivalent to a PC ctrl+click on a Mac

I'm trying to select multiple things in a list on a Mac. Shift+click works the same but I can't figure out how to select noncontiguous things. Most of my internet searching shows equivalences from a ...
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How to manually configure touchpad and non-Apple mouse in Mac OS through plist editing (without third-party software)?

I have a Logitech bluetooth mouse that I use with a work MacBook. I cannot install mouse configuration third-party software per IT security policy (not worth recommending any of them, I simply can't ...
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zsh: command not found: smbclient error when trying from mac

How to connect smb (server message block) from mac ?? When I try smbclient -L <IP> I get an error message zsh: command not found: smbclient
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