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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Script to auto execute creation of ssh tunnel
I'm a CS student, and still learning a lot of these things, and so please bear with me if I don't have a full grasp on what I'm trying here.
I'm on a Mac, connecting to a linux machine. I can set up ...
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Unable to get shared clipboard using VNC server on Ubuntu and Mac client [closed]
I have a remote Oracle Cloud VM running Ubuntu, and I want to remote in via VNC via macos Screen Sharing. I can connect with Xvnc version TightVNC-1.3.10 – but for the life of me cannot get shared ...
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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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Disable autocorrect in macOS Notes app
I am struggling to disable autocorrect in the Notes app in macOS. I did:
System Preferences > Keyboard > Text tab, uncheck Correct spelling automatically.
and it works well for other parts of ...
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How can I put my MacBook Air into clamshell mode when it's open and working?
I can put my MacBook into clamshell mode by just close it and sending some USB/Bluetooth signals.
However, sometimes I want to get into the mode directly without those actions. Is there no button or ...
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Disable clamshell mode in OS X Mountain Lion
I am running OS X 10.8.5 with an external monitor, and whenever I close the lid of my laptop it automatically goes into clamshell mode so that all the screen contents switch to the external monitor.
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How can I select text in the Mac OS X Terminal without a mouse (for copy and paste, emacs)
I am using Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and emacs 23.3.1. In the Terminal I can mark text with the mouse, copy it with CMD-C and paste it with CMD-V. This is all I need and it works great, even within ...
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How can I always open certain URLs/domains in certain browsers?
My main browser is Firefox, so I want most URLs to open there when I've clicked on them from Thunderbird. But I want to look at Google+ in Chrome, where it's faster; likewise a few other JavaScript-...
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How to clear the "date last opened" attribute on macOS Big Sur
I am trying to clear this extended attribute for all the files located in the Recents smart folder. They are ordered by the "date last opened" attribute. I am trying to clear this attribute ...
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Restrict task switcher (cmd + tab) to show only the apps open on that specific monitor
When using multiple monitors, if I click on an active app on a different monitor (say Monitor #2), that app becomes the 'last used' app. When looking at Monitor #1 and hitting Cmd+tab, the focus ...
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Why don't Firefox and Chrome respect my local DNS resolver?
I have a local DNS set up in OSX (192.168.1.100) which is configured to return the IP address of servers on my local network for specific domain names (they're all hosted on a NAS, which also hosts ...
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How do I turn off caffeinate if I want to allow my machine to sleep normally?
I often use caffeinate to ensure that tasks on my OS X systems run to completion without interruption, and would like to be able to disable caffeinate to allow normal sleep once my tasks have ...
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Is there a way to get my old Mac to run its old software faster?
In order to use an application (Pages '09) that doesn't work on newer computers, I'm using a 2011 Macbook Air running OS 10.13.6 (High Sierra). I haven't installed any new software on it since I ...
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Mac OS X equivalent of the Ubuntu "tree" command
Is there an equivalent to the Ubuntu tree command for Mac OS X?
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How to stop OS X from switching input method (keyboard layout) automatically?
After using the wireless keyboard that comes with the iMac, I have switched to a MS Ergo Natural 4000 one. Surprisingly I had to install extra software as OS X could not work out which keyboard I had.
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Are there any keyboard shortcuts to minimize or maximize a window in macOS?
Every time I want to minimize or maximize the window, I need to move the mouse to the top left corner and click the minimize button or maximize button. Are there any keyboard shortcuts to minimize or ...
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Mac: Create one virtual audio device out of the combination of others
So I have just realized, that my Traktor Audio 6 would use EVERY and ANY input labeled device as an input...well, duh, how could I think it'd only use the MAIN in's and out's.
But now I have the ...
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Music remixing with a Mac?
I have few songs which I want to create mixes from, maybe adding some additional beats, etc.
Does anyone know how I can do this with a Mac (OSX)? Surely this sort of arts-related activity is well ...
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How to open a PWA on macOS without opening the browser?
I installed the YouTube music PWA via Brave Browser (it should be the same on chrome) on macOS (running Big Sur).
My problem is that when I launch the app it also opens the browser with it, I would ...
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Can the document receiver see the version history of an attached Word document in the email?
The Word document was in my OneDrive and I can see the version history. But when I attach it to the email (its an attachment not sending a shared link etc), then the person who receives it cannot see ...
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Is it possible to see MacOS's sshd process in the output of ps?
I am running the following version of MacOS:
$ sw_vers
ProductName: macOS
ProductVersion: 14.5
BuildVersion: 23F79
I observe that when I run ssh localhost, I am able to ...
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Convert batch of Word files to PDFs in Mac OS X
Say I have several Word files in a folder. Is there a way to generate a batch of PDFs from these files?
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Is there a way to move the current window to another desktop without using a mouse in OS X?
In OS X as I'm aware to move the current window to the next desktop, I'd click down on the title bar of the window to have it in move mode, and then while keeping the mouse button down, press Ctrl+&...
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How to use different ip address between virtual machine and your laptop?
How to use different ip address between virtual machine and laptop. For laptop, my os is mac. And within my laptop, i run a virtual machine (vbox). The os within vbox is ubuntu 11. Thank you.
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macOS Documents size bug
How do I retrieve the space that is being reported in macOS Systems Settings? It says ~40gbs, yet the actual size is 6kb.
I have:
removed all unneeded user profiles
pruned pnpm and brew packages
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OS X can connect to Windows machine, but can't access shared folders
I can create new folders on my Windows XP machine, set them to "shared".
On my Mac, I pick Finder → Go → Connect to Server → smb://192.168.1.4 → Connect → Name / Password.
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Mac OS Sonoma can't access Windows DNS server
New user to Mac. We have a few at work so I picked a somewhat newer one up so I can get familiar with it.
At home I have a standard Windows Domain with a Windows DNS server running on Windows Server ...
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Remove build in Apache httpd on macOS (OSX)
I have a Mac Mini running a private server from home.
It is running macos High Sierra (osx) and and previous used "Apple Server" to manage my websites (using the build in apache httpd). But since ...
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How to mount a NTFS read/write volume on Mac OS encrypted by Veracrypt?
It's an external hard drive. My Mac has installed Fuse and NTFS-3G but it only mounts only read. I have been searching a lot in the web and I haven't find any solution. Please advise.
Info: Macbook ...
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Preventing Image Compression in Outlook (or any other Office App) for MAC
On Windows it is possible to set Outlook (or any other Office app) to stop compressing images (see image below).
I have searched online and explored the setting but was not able to find a similar ...
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Formating to exFAT (FAT64) w/o losing data
I recently got a macbook air and I'm trying to make my external HDD to work with it. OSX supports reading from NTFS but unfortunately it doesn't allow writing. I need my files to be accessible on any ...
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Failed to boot Windows 10 after resizing volume
I have a late 2013 iMac dual booting windows bootcamp and iOS 11 with the rEFInd boot manager. I ran out of space in the boot camp partition, so I got gparted live on an USB to resize the volume. ...
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How to open multiple Python shells via IDLE on mac?
On my Windows 7 machine, I often run multiple Python shells at a time. This is especially helpful when testing socket servers over localhost.
How would I run multiple Python shells via IDLE on my ...
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How to optimize vmware 13 for gaming on apple silicon? [closed]
Is there a way? I set the graphic memory to 8 GB and 6 core processors with 10 GB rams and it still run at less than 30fps on window 11 arm 64 with 3d acceleration on. If not any recommendation for ...
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MacOS computer can't connect to Windows SMB share if it requires a login
I have a Windows 11 computer that I use as a home server on which I have shared some folders to access on a macOS Sonoma computer.
The Mac can access the shares that are accessible publicly(the "...
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How to setup OSX as a wifi router from the command line
I need to setup my mac as wifi-router. I want it to appear indistinguishable from a stand alone wifi-router. I don't want internet access.
Things I've tried.
Turning on Internet Sharing
Doesn't ...
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Setting proxy via http_proxy on Mac
I am using an HTTP proxy on MacOS 10.7 (which works for Safari.app, when set in the system preferences). I'm now trying to set the proxy for command-line applications using the $http_proxy environment ...
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Is it there a log file for screensharing (vnc) with the incoming connections?
I found out that I had screensharing (vnc) turned on, Im using snow leopard, where can I see a log with all the incoming connections? or a log saying when it was enabled?
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Time Machine backup, get last backup time using command line, without having to plug any backup disc and with no Full Disk Access?
I just want to get backup last time using command-line.
With this two conditions (that the GUI, the graphical interface upper-right widget we all use normally, normally between the wifi icon and the ...
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RTL8153 driver for MacOSX
I just bought a USB Hub that has 1 Ethernet port, 2 USBs, and SD card support. Currently the Ethernet is not working although I see a green light on the port when I plug the Ethernet cable.
The ...
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No internet connection when connected via wi-fi, but fine via ethernet (DD-WRT)
I just bought a new router (Linksys WRT160Nv3) and installed DD-WRT on it.
When I connect my Mac to the router via Wi-Fi, I cannot get an outside internet connection (and in fact, can not connect to ...
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Keyboard shortcut to "Love" currently playing song in iTunes 12 on OSX
It seems as if apple has forgotten to build in a keyboard shortcut for "Loving" or "Hearting" the currently playing song in iTunes. This is unfortunate because often whilst I am working I would like ...
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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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Always opening external links in incognito window Chrome on Mac OS
Until version 68 Google Chrome when you clicked on external link it would open it window that is currently active no matter if it is incognito or not. Now, when you click on external link and ...
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Cannot remove extension from Chrome in Mac OS X
I searched for and found many articles about how to remove a rogue extension from chrome that has been grayed out. Almost all of the articles are for Windows users and did not apply to my case, hence ...
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Xrandr on osx not recognising screens
in relation to this question, I'm using the xrandr command in osx to perform operations on my external monitors. Unfortunately it does not appear to be recognising external montitors at all:
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How can I track and log CPU and memory usage on a Mac?
I know I can use Activity Monitor (as well as a slew of 3rd party applications) to monitor the usage of RAM and CPU on my Mac. However, I want to capture a log over an amount of time so that I can ...
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macOS prompts for password every time I turn on my VPN
Every time I turn on a VPN I added manually to Network preferences a password prompt appears
macOS wants to make changes. Enter an administrator's name and password to allow this.
macOS wants to use ...
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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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Need to list an app in the Security & Privacy Settings in MacOS
This app EOSUtility from Canon is not getting listed in the 'Security & Privacy' setting of System Preferences in MacOS.
I am on MacbookAir with M1 chip having MacOS BigSur(11.5)
This app ...
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