Questions tagged [macos-sonoma]
Use for questions referring specifically to macOS version 14, Sonoma. Non-version-specific questions related to macOS should be tagged with [macos]. Questions about Mac hardware should be tagged with [mac]. Questions about running macOS on non-Apple hardware ("hackintoshing") are generally considered off-topic.
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Is there a simple way to get per-protocol (i.e. IPv4/IPv6) statistics from netstat?
After a change of ISP, I've recently gotten IPv6 access, so I thought I'd play around a little with netstat to see if it's possible to get some kind of high-level per-protocol statistics from macOS ...
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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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How do I export bookmarks from Firefox v118 on Mac?
How do I export my bookmarks to HTML from Firefox on MacBook? I am using macOS Sonoma and FF 118. I have done this lots of times on FF for Windows but the Mac is different.
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How to configure 802.1X EAP-TLS on macOS
I need to learn how to configure macOS to use EAP-TLS authentication without using an MDM.
I only have one Mac device on the network, which is used by the owner. I don't want to use third-party ...
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MacOS Sonoma - How to disable CRTL+SPACE shortcut?
On IDE's like visual studio for MAC, CTRL+SPACE is a shortcut for "give me possible completions", like, if you type MyObject.Query and hit ctrl+space you would a dropbox of suggestions like
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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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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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macOS Sonoma, ShortCuts App, Impossible to delete a shortcuts as app freeze
A few months ago, I created a shortcut with the Shortcuts application that opens a Notion window and a Safari window side by side. However, I can no longer activate or delete this shortcut. As soon as ...
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How can I edit/delete the wrong word in the spell check dictionary in macOS Sonoma 14.0?
I accidentally added an incorrect word to the spell check dictionary when I use the WhatsApp Desktop.app on macOS Sonoma. How can I edit/delete the wrong word?
I browsed System Settings / Keyboard and ...
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How to see sub-items of startup programs on Mac OS X Sonoma 14?
I can see a list of startup programs by navigating to " System Settings > General > Login Items" although cannot see the sub-items of the programs.
Some of the items in the list are ...
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Will changing my Macs hard drive name have a bad effect on anything?
My Macs default hard drive name is "Macintosh HD"
I have installed lots of apps and things.
If I change the name from "Macintosh HD" to "Something COOL" will it break my ...
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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 run Homebrew service with flags?
I'm running on macOS Sonoma and trying to run this service called AutoRaise. Someone made a Homebrew package for it here. I installed it using Homebrew with my desired flag, brew install autoraise --...
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"CreateWithURL err=1 (Operation not permitted)" when importing photos on macOS Sonoma
I copied several thousand photos off of a network drive onto my local drive and I'm trying to import them into Photos. Several hundred of them had an "Unknown Error" importing, so I opened ...
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Sonoma doesn't accept right password
A Mac Studio running MacOS Sonoma suddenly stopped accepting the legit user password.
No Keymap or Keyboard problems, just not accepting the password.
I have heard of a few related cases with Sonoma ...
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Homebrew httpd showing Error 256 on Sonoma due to Permission denied AH00091 when opening error_log
I am creating this question because this problem caused me 2 weeks of headache, and I found many other users online who experienced the same issue and were unable to find a solution.
Computer
M1 ...
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Is there a way to change the width of the resize handles on a window? Or restart the process "in charge" of resize handles?
Sonoma 14.3.1
I'm trying to resize a window and the handles are insanely small (narrow), like maybe 5 pixels. Which is very small on a 2560x1440 monitor. The weird thing: this is happening on one ...
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macOS Menu Bar Appearing on Wrong Monitor when `auto-hide` is set to `always`
There is a way to hide the menu bar on Mac (macOS Sonoma and others).
When hovering the mouse pointer over the top of the screen, the menu bar shows, and when moving the mouse pointer away from the ...
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Macbook: CapsLock remapping to Command in system and Right Command remapping to Control in iTerm2 makes transitive remapping, workaround?
I am setting up my new Macbook system. I have remapped CapsLock key to be Command in system settings. Then I remapped Right Command to be Control in iTerm2 settings.
It seems that this setup ...
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Is there any way to bypass macOS Sonoma’s restriction of modifying OS files?
I wanted to modify the macOS startup icon that appears at boot, and I managed to find the exact location (at least I think)
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/LoginUIKit.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/...
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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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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?
chflags ...
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How do I highlight specific part in a image in macos Preview application
using Mac Os Sonoma v 14.2.1 and try to edit an image in Preview application and found 2 3 issues, so asking together.
I have captured the screenshot and then try to edit but unable to highlight ...
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"Unreadable" CDs in MacOS Sonoma
I have some commercial CDs, such as the CD that came with my Nikon Camera. My Mac claims they are unreadble by this computer (Macbook Air running Sonoma with a Origbelie USB DVD (R/RW) drive.) Yet I ...
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textedit macos: after new line background color is not applied
In textEdit application in macbook ( Sonoma OS v.14.2.1), there is an ambiguity in display of background colour for same file formats rtf, rtfd. When i hit enter and move to new line, for some files ...
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Some apps on my Macbook Pro cannot be uninstalled
I just bought Macbook Pro 2019 16/256 and I've installed a bunch of apps in a few days then I've realized one app, "Google Keep notes and list", suddenly installed and I want to uninstall it ...
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use headphone output as mic input on a mac
I downloaded blackhole 2ch on my mac.
I am trying to set it up so that when I have a meeting with a client I can hear them and talk to them just fine(as usual). However, I want to also use my ...
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Operation failed with status 2: No such file or directory. How to recover?
I have an external backup disk for my Macbook. The disk has two partitions and both are encrypted. One partition has a copy of the systemdisk of my Macbook, the second keeps a Time Machine backup.
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OS System deselects from active window/How do I tell which app stole my focus in OS?
When using and typing in Safari, email, messages, word, notes, WhatsApp etc the computer keeps unselecting the currently using app. I can't even remain in Split Screen Mode, cause it would auto ...
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How to use Function key and Standard key in extended apple keyboard
I'm using an extended Apple keyboard which is quite old and does not have globe / fn key which handle function key and standard key behaviour in main keyboad.
How can I use fn and standard key by ...
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How to direct to set specific folder in Music App and can se the list of songs in detail format? mac os 14.1.2
HoI want to run songs in list from specific folder, tried Add folder but when I see in Music App.
it show tile mode
it might copy in other folder also ( which I can stopt to do so)
but issue is I ...
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How to open a new Window of the Sonoma web apps from the command line?
What I want to do
I added chatGPT as a web app to my dock. I now want to open a new instance of chatGPT using SKHD. Therefore I need to configure a shortcut in skhdrc.
What I tried
Since the web apps ...
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BT 4.0 Mouse not pairing with Mac OS Sonoma
I'm having trouble pairing my mouse to my new Mac M2 with Mac OS Sonoma.
It was working previously on a Mac M1 with Mac OS Monterey and works fine with all older Mac configurations.
When trying to ...
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MacOS 14.1 autocompleting in American (I'm in the UK)
This issue affects all native text apps (Notes, TextEdit and Mail). It does NOT affect Safari. Nor does it affect Notes and Mail on iPadOS (17.1) (that's still in the UK)
I can't recall when I first ...
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How on MacOS from bash script (or installer) inform system restart is requried (which can be postoned by a user)
I have some post installation script which on some version of MacOS system does some system tweaks. This changes will take effect when system is restarted.
I do not want to restart machine immediately....
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Can't Input Japanese Text in Steam Game Using Apple Developer Game Porting Toolkit
I'm running Whiskey Version 1.1.0 (17), os Sonoma Version 14.0 Beta (23A5312d), Steam is up to date, Game Porting Toolkit 1 Beta 3. I'm trying to run a Japanese game, Winning Post 10 2023 that ...
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Can't use terminal, I keep getting "zsh: command not found: npm" even after an OS re-install
I don't remember what I had done, but every time I attempt to run a command (npm install -g gulp) in terminal, it returns a zsh: command not found: npm. This is a command I previously had no issue ...
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Problems using rsync with macOS Sonoma
I bought a new Mac mini. Before I was on Catalina. I used rsync a lot to make backups of my photos. My old scripts do not work anymore and I don't know what to do.
I am using the version of Rsync that ...
