Questions tagged [osx-mavericks]

Use for questions referring specifically to versions of OS X 10.9, Mavericks. 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's the location of incognito Chrome cached files for Mavericks?

Just wondering the location of the cached files for incognito mode.. I know regularly it's in /users/{$user}/Library/caches/google...etc, but for incognito mode I have no idea where they are stored. I ...
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We can't make bootable macOS Mavericks bootable USB flash drives anymore?

I've been using macOS Mavericks (10.9.5) for years and have done quite a few times of re-installing using bootable USB flash drive, made by using the terminal commands. However today I tried to create ...
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Unicode filenames in Windows vs. Mac OS X

I was trying to use a couple of Windows file syncing programs (Microsoft SyncToy, FreeFileSync) to sync between two folders: a local Windows folder and a OS X folder mounted on the Windows machine ...
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Unable to get Windows clients connecting to VPN OS X Server

My aim is to allow for all employees to be able to connect to the office via a Mac mini running OS X Server (Mavericks). I've set up the VPN service on the Mac and can connect to it fine with a ...
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Setting up a transparent proxy on Mac OS X

I have a proxy running that I can successfully use with both Firefox and Safari. However flash is less amiable and from what I read it will not use a system proxy unless if cannot connect directly. Is ...
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60 minutes, BIG DATA in marketing pruppose [closed]

I just saw a episode with 60 minutes US and there was an sequence with all the "social media" that's going on today - that they saving information about all their the users. And then i found http://...
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is it safe to delete a "login.keychain.sb..." file?

I donwloaded MPlayerX and it seems it had a bunch of Addware. Anytime I type something in Safari it will take so some advertisement site, like MacKeeper, ZipCloud etc... Now I was looking in my ...
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Cmd+Tab App Switcher is on the wrong monitor

I have an external monitor connected to my laptop, and the external monitor is set as the primary display. My problem is that sometimes after I've connected the monitor, the App Switcher still shows ...
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How can I set environment variables for GUI apps in OS X Mavericks?

I've been struggling to get an app to run in OS X Mavericks. I finally was able to get it to run by drilling into the .app bundle and running the shell script directly. It seems that JAVA_HOME needed ...
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How to set the input mode for each application in OS X

On OS X Mavericks, is there a way how to fix the input mode on each application? I use two languages to work such google search in Japanese and English, and Android development (English only). So, I ...
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Resume interrupted file transfer to harddrive

I was copying my whole user folder over to a harddrive for backup, but I had to plug out the disk because I had to leave. I got about 160 of 220gigs transferred, and now the file is sitting on the ...
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How can I make sure all my Mac's TCP traffic goes through a SOCKS5 proxy?

I have a SOCKS proxy with a port. How can I make my MAC use it? What settings do I change under network settings?
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How do you duplicate current open Finder view in new tab (Mavericks)?

In a thread on this forum there is an interesting solution on how to open a duplicate of an already open Finder window with the help of an AppleScript: How do you duplicate current open Finder view? ...
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Fresh Install MacOS Maverick on a Mac 8,1 (2008)

Recently the brother offers me an iMac (8.1 - 2008- with Maverick OS), which he hasn't used in a long time. I wanted to set it up for my kids so i erased all the data from the HDD using the disk ...
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How to clean an already installed Mac OS Mavericks without a complete reinstall

I have an iMac that has OS X Mavericks installed. I've been using it as a desktop computer for quite a while now. Downloaded movies, installed apps, have several users, etc. Now I need to give this ...
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How to edit ~/.bash_profile file?

I am using Mac and want to edit the file .bash_profile using a text editor. These are the file's permissions: $ ls -l .bash_profile -rw-r--r-- 1 root staff 55 Feb 24 12:07 .bash_profile When I ...
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Issue in internet sharing (ethernet) to Android device in Mavericks

I have installed HoRNDIS driver on my Mavericks and my phone is displayed on network preferences (with green connected icon). The issue is I cannot get access to the internet. I shared the ethernet ...
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How to play an audio file on a specific soundcard output on OS X

I would like to play sound files Wav/Mp3 on a specified channel of a multichannel output on OSX. Unfortunatley afplay does not allow me to specify its output on osx as aplay does on linux. Looking for ...
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Support of Ivy Bridge's RDRAND in /dev/random OS X 10.9.4

As far as I know, Intel has a library for RDRAND instruction But does OS X kernel really use it for /dev/random device (like Linux do esat least for /dev/hwrng)?
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What does "Idle Wake Ups" indicate in the Mavericks activity monitor?

The activity monitor for Mavericks running on my 2013 MacBook Pro Retina lists a column "Idle Wake Ups" that is new to me, and Google and Apple Support Forum searches were unrevealing as to ...
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OS X network routing issue trying to use 2 interfaces

I am having issues with routing on my Mac(OS X Mojave), I have two network interfaces set up on separate networks, 12.20.10.191 for en0 and 170.16.20.69 for en1. I have set up routing using route -...
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Permission denied when trying to cd /usr/local/bin from terminal

From the terminal, I tried to go to usr\local\bin under my user name login id, but I got the Permission denied. Same as ls command. Any suggestions? Edit: mac1:/ user1$ ls -la /usr/local total 0 ...
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How to access run levels in OS X mavericks 10.9?

Is there any way to access run level 0 on a Mac just like we do in Linux?  I ask because I think I blew away my path variable and none of commands working in my terminal, like ls, and someone ...
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Open new Finder tab when using 'open .' in the Terminal

In the Terminal I use open . to open the current directory using Finder. Open folders in new tabs settings is set in the Finder, yet it opens a new window every time. By the end of a project/day I ...
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Remote user password does not work for SSH

I have enabled remote login on my OS X mavericks macbook pro. After I ssh user@ip I am prompted for the remote user password. When I enter the remote user's password it's rejected. I am confident the ...
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Is it possible to change the speech rate in OS X say command?

say -v Alex "Hello" Is there a way to change the speed of speech like there is in the speech settings of System Preferences -> Date & Time -> Clock -> Customize Voice?
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Casting a tab in Chrome has stopped working

Recently, casting a tab from Google Chrome has to my Chromecast has stopped working. When I try I get "Unable to cast to Chromecast Name. An unexpected error occurred." with the cast icon red with ...
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Allow XCode installed from dmg file to be updated from app store

I recently installed the XCode 6 GM seed from a dmg file downloaded from Apple's developer portal. Now that XCode 6.0.1 is available on the Mac App Store, I would like for it to show as an update in ...
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Does App Store show updates in progress?

I suspect Apple's document on this subject is incorrect. In the section titled "Monitoring the progress of installing software updates" it shows: I saw no such indicator today. I now see from Apple's ...
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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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Install OS X: USB bootable, launch path not accessible

I am trying to downgrade a MacBook from Yosemite to Mavericks. I have created a bootable USB with Mavericks, restarted and booted from USB. When I select Install OS X and click Continue, nothing ...
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Disable audio output to DisplayPort device

I'm on OSX 10.9.2 using a Samsung SA850 Display connected to the display port of my MBP 15" Late 2012 Model. All seems fine, but there is a problem with audio. Generally, whenever the display goes to ...
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Change tab spacing in TextEdit on OS X

How do you change the tab spacing for TextEdit? The default is too big (8 spaces, I think). I'm using OS X Mavericks.
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Is there a way to use windows keymap/keybindings with VS Code on Mac OS X?

I use a windows keyboard with my mac and the cmd key is mapped to my super/windows key. Using ctrl+v feels more natural in text/code editing compared to super+v. How can I revert to windows key ...
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XQuartz will not start on Mac 10.9 Maverick - infinite failure loop

I've been having problems getting XQuartz to work on my Mac 10.9 (aka Maverick). I have installed and uninstalled XQuartz several times to no avail. The error messages I'm getting from the Console....
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Can not clone any git repository from github

Since the update to OS X 10.9.2 I am not able to clone any git repository from github.com If I run the git clone command I get the following error: git clone https://github.com/davedelong/...
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Force apps to open in current screen - OSX Mavericks

I have a dual monitor set-up on my mac mini running OSX 10.9 Mavericks. All is running very smoothly but I hate the fact that when I have the dock in one of the monitors and click on an app it opens ...
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Scrolling with a mouse on a Mac - either too fast or too slow

I have a Macbook, and love the trackpad. It works like nothing else. However, I've changed the setup of my computer, now use it as desktop with separate monitor, mouse and keyboard. The mouse is a ...
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SSH on a local machine is slow with Mac os X server

I have a local machine and a mac osx server (mavericks). I can open a ssh session on the server from the local machine: user> ssh [email protected] serveruser@myserver> However, the ...
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Does Internet Recovery erase everything on my Mac?

I accidentally booted into Internet Recovery when I meant to boot into Recovery Manager, will this erase everything on my Mac?
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Disable compressed memory in Mac OS 10.9 Mavericks?

Is there any way to disable memory compression in Mavericks? Ever since I upgraded, my Minecraft server has been using ludicrous amounts of CPU time and choking. I'd like to test without compressed ...
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How can I clear the notification center from Terminal?

I really like terminal-notifier and how it allows you to send things to the notification center. It even has a handy feature to remove the notifications that it sent, for example if I spoofed a ...
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How do I create a blank file on a MAC OS 10?

I need to create a blank file on my MAC OSX that has is totally empty. This file be a blank HTML file that will be inserted in my web site root directory.
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Can't use port 8080 - what is running on it? (OS X Mavericks)

I'm trying to run Tomcat on port 8080 using cargo, but it gives the message: org.codehaus.cargo.container.ContainerException: Port number 8080 (defined with the property cargo.servlet.port) is in ...
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How to mount WebDav filesystem on Mac?

Trying to do the following: mkdir /Volumes/temp mount_webdav davs://[email protected]:443 /Volumes/temp It doesn't return any error, but /Volumes/temp is empty in result. Here are the ...
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After upgrading to OS Mavericks on iMac it stopped recognizing my ethernet cable

After I finished upgrading my Lion OS to Mavericks OS, it stopped recognizing my Ethernet cable, therefore I can't connect via Ethernet to the Internet but only via Wifi. On the Networks preferences ...
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Can't use homebrew installed git

I'm encountering a really weird issue when I try to use the latest version of git I just installed via homebrew. which git is pointing me to the homebrew install, but calling git returns the original ...
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Batch Script.Bulk MKV videos metadata removal. OS X Mac

When I run the below batch file that is using mkvpropedit and remove all tags and title from all mkv files within a directory. I get the error: .mkv Error: The file '.mkv' is not a Matroska file or ...
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Switch between Multiple Customised Lang & Region settings on Mac OS X Mavericks

I need to be able to switch quickly between two or three customised Language & Region prefs on Mac OS X. While there is an advanced tab which allows customisation, there is no way to save this as ...
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How can I determine what font faces are available for me to use with Sublime Text 3?

I would like to change the font face in Sublime Text. How can I see what options are available for me to change it to?

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