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Cannot connect to a fresh brew install of mysql from a client on the same host

I just did a fresh install of mysql on a mac using brew. brew install mysql We've installed your MySQL database without a root password. To secure it run: mysql_secure_installation MySQL is configured ...
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macOS doesn't remember a network folder account

After updating my Mac Mini to Mac OS Sonoma, a network folder that i have been using for years (which i access via access via user-password) began to ask me for the account to access the network ...
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Strange zsh startup command with "uh oh" spam

I am currently on macOS Sonoma 14.2 (Beta) and have a MacBook Pro 2021 with an M1 Max. I genuinely have no idea where to start on this problem. Whenever I open up a Terminal, I get this weird spammy ...
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Making a Windows USB Boot Drive on Mac, can you select a partition Style?

I need to install Windows using my USB Stick. In Rufus, different partition types (UEFI with MBR, GPT etc.) are selectable. The problem is, I have only a Macbook and none of the soft, that I used, ...
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How do I control the volume with a non-Mac keyboard? [answer below] [duplicate]

Reposting How do I control the volume with a non-Mac keyboard? to answer since I don't have 10 reputation.
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Can't connect to a Debian on CHIP from Macbook

I've got a weird problem I have no idea how to fix. I have an old CHIP computer. It's a single board computer similar to Raspberry Pi. It runs on ARMv7 CPU and has RTL8723BS WiFi chip. Originally it ...
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MacOS switch back and forth between windows of the same app

In MacOS Ventura, how can I switch back and forth between windows of the same app? I want the same behavior that alt-tab provide instead of the "cycle" or "next window" behavior, ...
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Issues while trying to make an ISO from a DVD in macOS

I have already read most of the questions and answers relating to this issue, which is supposed to be simple, but I still can't do it. The unmount step goes ok: sudo diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk4 ...
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OpenVPN through Tunnelblick - "Unrouteable TLS received" connecting to Riseup VPN

I'm trying to connect to RiseupVPN on my Macbook Pro M2 running macOS 14.1 Sonoma. I downloaded the branded BitmaskVPN client from them, and with 2 nondescript errors in the installation, I launched ...
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I'm trying to connect some macOS computers to a Windows Server file server but it gives me a connection error, what could it be happening?

I have a brand new Windows Server 2022 working as a file server, it works fine when I try to use the file server from Windows and Linux computers, but I'm having a problem with any macOS computer that ...
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Manually defragmenting a Mac? Strange phenomenon with CPU usage

Processes on Mac OSX getting 'stuck' and strange CPU usage describes the same phenomenon, but for writing. My question concerns reading. OS X version 10.8.5 I have about 30 million small files on my ...
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How do I cycle through Mac windows for a single application without repeating the most recent windows?

I have multiple windows open for TextEdit. Maybe 3 active projects with 3 or 4 windows per project. I cycle through a few times on a project's windows using CMD+`. Lets call them windows 1, 2, and 3 I ...
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How to import and exchange a macOS Personal Voice?

macOS 14 (Sonoma) introduced Personal Voice, the ability to create a model of one's voice to be used with Live Speech accessibility feature (text-to-speech synthesis). The training involves recording ...
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Finder in MacOS does not recognize remapped copy/paste function

MacOS uses Command+C/V for copy and paste, but these commands can be remapped to Crtl+C/V as explained in other posts like here by going to System Preference > Keyboard > keyboard shortcuts and ...
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Nested Wireguard routing on a mac uses host's default gateway instead of outer tunnel for the inner tunnel

I use wg-quick from wireguard-tools on MacOS to make a nested tunnel host -> outer -> inner -> internet. The issue is when I bring up the inner tunnel (after the outer one is already up), it ...
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Using Tab to select dialog buttons - works on one Mac but not another

So, using Cmd + Option + Del, you "permanently delete", i.e. circumvent the recycling bin. On my old MacBook Pro (2018 model, currently runninv macOS 14.1.1), the Cancel was highlighted, so ...
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Sparse Bundles grow in file size, but it's not supposed to shrink by deleting data. But my Sparse Bundles is able to auto resize, why is that?

I am on macOS Sonoma, but I've noticed this since macOS Ventura. I created a sparse bundle disk image in Disk Utility, with a capacity of 100TB, encrypted, and in APFS. Recently I keep running out of ...
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Can't see files/directories in a Windows shared server on my Mac

I'm trying to connect to my corporate work shared server on my Mac (I use windows on my work). I have to connect with the VPN and then I'm writing the route it shows on the Windows PC in to the "...
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Mac OS updating from Mojave to any new OS (Big sur, Monterey

Has anyone updated active directory bound Macs past Mojave? I have tried updating to Catalina and newer but every time after logging in to a domain account it just sits there spinning. The setup is: ...
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Open file/folder with (Shortcut / Quick Action) for VS Code, Git Kraken

I was wondering if there is a way to have a shortcut similar to the Windows context menu for Git Kraken and Visual Studio Code, but on Mac OS (as a quick action) to easily open files or folders (...
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"Times" font on Mac's font book is missing

I am using Times font on one note Mac. but could not find the same font "Times" on iPad. so I tried to find it on the Mac's Font book so I can install this same font on iPad too. but there ...
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macOS: run user-mode services but allow other users to login

i would like to run gitlab-runner or a multi-user Mac Studio . Reading the documentation, it seems that I have to setup auto-login for the user who is running gitlab-runner as a user-service, in order ...
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Remove time codes from transcript. I'm using Word for Mac version 16.78.3 macOS Ventura 13.5.2

I've copy/pasted a Youtube transcript into Word for Mac version 16.78.3. and removed all paragraph breaks. Now I'd like to remove all the time codes so the text that looks like this: 0:00 millions of ...
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How to stop chrome from minimise when opening apps on MacOs

i just bought this new Macbook Air M1 2020. It currently use macOS Venture 13.5. I'm new to Mac environment. Before this I'm a windows users. I changed to Mac because i need the Mac kernel & ...
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Mac suddenly restarted

Out of the blue, my Mac screen took on a pink hue and spontaneously initiated a reboot. This curious occurrence has repeated itself on a couple of occasions. After each reboot, I received a series of ...
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BOOTCAMP WINDOWS INSTALL STORAGE

I recently used bootcamp assistant to install windows on my MacBook Air 2015. I had no intention of keeping macos alongside windows so I cleared the mac partition from disk utility in recovery mode ...
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How do you stop PowerPoint or macOS from converting double-dashes to em dashes?

Is there a way to stop PowerPoint or macOS from converting double-dashes ("--") to em dashes ("—")? Context: I am using a text box in a slide in PowerPoint for Mac v16.78 on a ...
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Find what process is sending periodically 12 spaces characters on my MacBookPro M1

I have a MacBook Pro M1 Max 2021 with Ventura 13.4 Since an hour ago, every 28/30 seconds, 12 spaces are being sent regardless of the application I am using. Given the regularity of the behavior (...
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Moving cursor with two fingers on Windows like on Mac

On mac, when I tap and hold the touchpad to select some text with one finger, and use my second finger to move the cursor, the cursor moves allowing me to lift and use my second finger to move the ...
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Search for "special" characters in FILE CONTENTS using Mac Finder

I have looked everywhere for the answer to this and I can't find it... I have found lots of examples of searching for file names with special characters, but none searching for file contents with ...
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Aggregate audio device can't record voice call

I am using Blackhole on a Mac. Typically I wear headphones during a Zoom meeting or a voice call (like WeChat). Wired or wireless headphones do not make any difference as far as I have tried. In the ...
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YouTube video zoomed in Chrome browser. Right edge cut off in normal-screen. Bottom edge cut off in full-screen

So I was watching YouTube in my Chrome browser on my Mac, and I accidentally leaned on the left edge of my keyboard as I was pushing my chair away from the desk. Now my YouTube video player window is &...
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Mac Partitioning Error (-69624)

I'm trying to create a partition on my Mac so I can run Debian, but whenever I try to partition my disk I get this error: I've factory reset my Mac, and tried partitioning in recovery mode. I'm not ...
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OSX Sonoma /etc/hosts and local dev

I have setup a VirtualBox with CentOs as a guest for local web development. I usually edit the /etc/hosts file to direct domain to the local environment in the guest. This worked totally fine until ...
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Mac Mini High Sierra Res Resolution issue

I have a Mac Mini running onHigh Sierra that I'm using as a media PC (running on a generic Sansui TV) I'm having a resolution switching issue. Problem I have is that if/when the Mac starts before the ...
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Shell script run by launchd in MacOS can't create at job

I'm using the privileges.app to grant users temp admin privileges. Because I need to have password auth and justification enabled via config, I can't use the build-in feature to limit the duration of ...
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Setting MacOS Airport Utility into monitoring multiple channels

I am using MacBook Pro 14' 2021 M1 Pro with MacOS Ventura 13.3.1. I would like to use wireshark in monitor mode with wifi interface. I have read, that I can switch 802.11 channels with the command: /...
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Command–Grave accent (⌘`) not switching between Safari 17 windows on mac OS Sonoma

On Safari 17 (mac OS Sonoma) the Command–Grave accent (⌘+`) is not switching between Safari windows. It works fine on every other app, except for Safari. I've tested on two different Macs and I see ...
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Set macOS screensaver from command line in macOS 14 Sonoma

In earlier versions of macOS, I was able to set the screensaver from a shell script using a command like this: defaults -currentHost write com.apple.screensaver moduleDict -dict moduleName Drift path /...
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Access a Mac with a broken display remotely

I have this Macbook with a completely broken display. An external display isn't working, probably it needs some setup. I can see the Mac in the network and I login with admin user. But the problem is ...
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Change argument to -y, --yes, --assume-yes

Can anyone help me alter this script to automatically YES? y? I don't need to or want to confirm yes, I just want to pass yes into the shell shortcut. cat << "EOF" >> ~/.zshrc ...
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Copying files makes Handbrake faster on a mac?

I'm seeing something extremely odd. Handbrake on my mac is being throttled to ≈60% CPU usage. I've been trying to figure out why for a while with no luck. Now for the odd part -- When I'm actively ...
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Windows 11 stuck on startup.nsh (Mac M1 Monterey 12.6.6 (21G646))

I've download UTM and Fusion. I have tried on multiple versions of UTM to boot up the Windows 11 ARM 64, however I am always stuck on startup.nsh. I have followed several tutorials on how to install. ...
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MacBook Pro app download of OBS not working as expected. Why?

When I try to download OBS, I need to drag the icon into application. But the OBS icon has a line through it and when i go to applications it says: “The application is not supported on this Mac” But ...
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Midnight Commander on Mac - Compare files doesn't work

In the latest Midnight Commander version (4.8.30) installed with Brew on Mac M2 compare files doesn't work. Seems it tried to call diff with unrecognized option. command diff --version show: Apple ...
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Disabling SMART in Mac

I am trying to disable SMART on a Samsung SSD, to follow the advice in this question. I run the following command: sudo smartctl --smart=off /dev/disk4 smartctl 7.4 2023-08-01 r5530 [Darwin 21.4.0 ...
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GPG stops doing anything on Mac

Twice now GPG has completely stopped working for me after some time (days or weeks) of not using it. When trying to use it, no errors show up and it simply sits and does nothing until i use ctrl-c to ...
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unable to install tree with brew in macBook bro M2

I am trying to install tree command on my MacBook pro M2 machine but seems like brew is not working brew install tree Error: Cannot install in Homebrew on ARM processor in Intel default prefix (/usr/...
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Can't save credentials in Finder for server connection

We have several accounts on a Mac. Each has its own account on a NAS as well connected locally via SMB. I want to pair these on the Mac, but somehow, for example, in my account, it shows different NAS ...
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Force connection to a server through 10G interface adapter, en4 instead of en0, on macOS

I have two macs (iMac and Mac mini server with attached RAID storage) that both use a 1GB LAN 192.168.10.x/255.255.255.0 for internet connection using the built in ethernet ports. They are attached to ...
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