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77ac382fe0f8f0a8720ac3c3e124120581ea0a15 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Display spaces in menu-bar on Mavericks How to display the current space number in the menu-bar with Mavericks? Like it had been possible in previous versions of Mac OSX?
A: Coincidently the answer I got for another problem solved this one, too:
TotalSpaces2 displays the current space number in the menu bar.
| Q: Display spaces in menu-bar on Mavericks How to display the current space number in the menu-bar with Mavericks? Like it had been possible in previous versions of Mac OSX?
A: Coincidently the answer I got for another problem solved this one, too:
TotalSpaces2 displays the current space number in the menu bar.
A: To get just the space number without all the overhead from using TotalSpaces, there is a nice little app on github: SpaceId
which will add the space number to the menu bar like this:
A: Another possibility is to use SpaceInfo to retrieve the current space number from the command line using
SpaceInfo --active-space
This information can then be displayed in the menu bar using an application like xbar
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bf4b6706007ce1e8c59733ab6e3babd15ab8ea83 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I find a specific bug on Apple's Bug Reporter? Apple's Bug Reporter site sometimes provides numbers of related or duplicate bugs, but I see no way to locate the referred-to bug, and the search feature only searches bugs that I've submitted.
How do I find a specific bug, not submitted by me, (e.g., using the bug number) on Apple's Bug Reporter?
A: Apple's bug database is private, and as you see, you are only able to review the bugs that you submit. This has been the subject of much debate in the Apple developer community.
Open Radar is an attempt to shed light on bugs that participating developers file. It uses the same ID numbers as the real Bug Reporter system, so if the bug referred to is in Open Radar, you should be able to find it by its ID.
| Q: How do I find a specific bug on Apple's Bug Reporter? Apple's Bug Reporter site sometimes provides numbers of related or duplicate bugs, but I see no way to locate the referred-to bug, and the search feature only searches bugs that I've submitted.
How do I find a specific bug, not submitted by me, (e.g., using the bug number) on Apple's Bug Reporter?
A: Apple's bug database is private, and as you see, you are only able to review the bugs that you submit. This has been the subject of much debate in the Apple developer community.
Open Radar is an attempt to shed light on bugs that participating developers file. It uses the same ID numbers as the real Bug Reporter system, so if the bug referred to is in Open Radar, you should be able to find it by its ID.
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66b0c795bcb65171a61b896d396ad85ed62263df | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Seeing discoveryd error: Basic DNSResolver Return Code is 9 and we are treating it as an error! Seeing this repeated pretty frequently in the Console logs for on my Macbook Pro running 10.10:
10/24/14 9:59:04.175 AM discoveryd[57]: Basic DNSResolver Return Code is 9 and we are treating it as an error!
Any ideas why?
A: This seems to do the trick although not a perfect solution my any means...
Primary DNS is the local machine -- Yosemite Server Running --
Other DNS are Google, OpenDNS, ISP
DHCP on the server... all other DHCP shut-off
| Q: Seeing discoveryd error: Basic DNSResolver Return Code is 9 and we are treating it as an error! Seeing this repeated pretty frequently in the Console logs for on my Macbook Pro running 10.10:
10/24/14 9:59:04.175 AM discoveryd[57]: Basic DNSResolver Return Code is 9 and we are treating it as an error!
Any ideas why?
A: This seems to do the trick although not a perfect solution my any means...
Primary DNS is the local machine -- Yosemite Server Running --
Other DNS are Google, OpenDNS, ISP
DHCP on the server... all other DHCP shut-off
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5379cb381fca2c96fa5030a3af1f910e3d583707 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Cycle through spaces in Mavericks On Snow Leopard you could "jump" from the last space to the first space by hitting cmd+right arrow.
How to do this in Mavericks?
A: I haven't tried it, but the app TotalSpaces2 seems to provide this feature:
https://totalspaces.binaryage.com/navigation2
Caveat:
In newer versions of macOS they require you to disable SIP when installing.
| Q: Cycle through spaces in Mavericks On Snow Leopard you could "jump" from the last space to the first space by hitting cmd+right arrow.
How to do this in Mavericks?
A: I haven't tried it, but the app TotalSpaces2 seems to provide this feature:
https://totalspaces.binaryage.com/navigation2
Caveat:
In newer versions of macOS they require you to disable SIP when installing.
A: They don't cycle any more, last to first.
I've found the best solution is to assign a key command to every Space you use & go directly to the one you want.
I use Ctrl/number.
Additional irritation is that Fullscreen apps insert themselves into the 'list' of Spaces, but cannot be called directly.
A: To accommodate for not cycling anymore, you can enter a command for Switch to Desktop 1, i.e. ⌘+shift+→.
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75ea14ec3d2bd4ebe0d335af82404c3b01c754ad | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to disable Clamshell mode in Yosemite? I have my Late 2013 Retina MacBook Pro attached to an external display. I use both displays. At night, when I leave my computer, I want to close the lid to put the Mac to sleep.
Since Lion, there is the famous 'Clamshell mode', which is for a lot of people, but not for me. This causes OS X to switch to single-display mode, using only the external display, if I close it.
Until Mavericks I could prevent this by the famous: sudo nvram boot-args="iog=0x0" kernel parameter, but since Yosemite, this does not work. Is there any solution? I don't want to plug off my computer for the night or put it to sleep by selecting a menu command. Both solutions are really lame.
A: Unplug or detach the power adapter before you close the lid. "Closed clamshell mode" requires the MacBook to be plugged into an outlet to activate.
I actually discovered this through trial and error but here's proof! :)
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201834
| Q: How to disable Clamshell mode in Yosemite? I have my Late 2013 Retina MacBook Pro attached to an external display. I use both displays. At night, when I leave my computer, I want to close the lid to put the Mac to sleep.
Since Lion, there is the famous 'Clamshell mode', which is for a lot of people, but not for me. This causes OS X to switch to single-display mode, using only the external display, if I close it.
Until Mavericks I could prevent this by the famous: sudo nvram boot-args="iog=0x0" kernel parameter, but since Yosemite, this does not work. Is there any solution? I don't want to plug off my computer for the night or put it to sleep by selecting a menu command. Both solutions are really lame.
A: Unplug or detach the power adapter before you close the lid. "Closed clamshell mode" requires the MacBook to be plugged into an outlet to activate.
I actually discovered this through trial and error but here's proof! :)
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201834
A: I had this issue too and came up with a service that monitors your lid state and puts the machine to sleep when the lid is closed: https://github.com/pirj/noclamshell. Easily installable via Homebrew.
A: I'm currently doing this at work which is the best thing I can come up with without the even more annoying unplugging of something:
*
*
*
*Press power to put your ancient Mac to sleep.
*Press ctrl+shift+eject to put your older Mac to sleep.
*Press ctrl+shift+power to put your newer sans-eject Mac to sleep.
*Close lid.
*Next day: Open lid to wake up the mac.
A: Download INSOMNIAX for Yosemite is free
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/22211/insomniax
A: My "perfect solution" for keeping the MacBook lid open but internal screen switched off/only using secondary screen, even with power unplugged(!) using two terminal commands:
Enable "screen off":
sudo nvram boot-args="niog=1"
Disable clamshell in Yosemite:
sudo nvram boot-args="iog=0x0"
Source: OS X Daily - Disable the Internal Screen on a MacBook Pro or Air in OS X Mavericks
The trick: putting Mac to sleep and waking up (unplugged)
*
*(When unplugged) simply close the lid to put Mac to sleep.
*To wake up, plug in power and wake up with keyboard/mouse (or any external USB/firewire/bluetooth device).
*Mac wakes up → open lid (it should stay off), unplug power.
*Voilá!
A: Not sure it's an exact answer to your question, but how about a Hot Corner to put it to Sleep?
... or add a key command...
A: From what I can tell, if the macbook is plugged in and the external display is attached, it should not go to sleep and work similarly to the Mavericks method. I still have the nvram setting applied and so far so good; the only difference is that I have to keep the lid closed and use USB for keyboard and mouse.
Not perfect but close!
A: I have not found an answer to this yet, but a very "workable" workaround.
I have set a Hot Corner on my mac to "Put Display to Sleep". Now before I close the lid, I drag the pointer to the chosen corner with a rather nonchalant swipe across the touchpad.
An extra step but works quite well for me. Hope that helps.
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3ab307198026ddf7560da37697797c98d0cb8c3b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Sync only accepted Facebook events in iOS calendar If I activate the Facebook calendar sync on my iOS device all events are input in my calendar. Even those I denied. It's there a way to sync only those I accepted?
If it's not possible to do it with plain iOS, is there a way through third party tools? (I'm aware that they could log the calendar events)
A: You can use Facebook Event Calendar. Simple, efficient, clever, with options. Read every step carefully, and you'll be able to customize your calendar synchronisation and it works perfectly.
| Q: Sync only accepted Facebook events in iOS calendar If I activate the Facebook calendar sync on my iOS device all events are input in my calendar. Even those I denied. It's there a way to sync only those I accepted?
If it's not possible to do it with plain iOS, is there a way through third party tools? (I'm aware that they could log the calendar events)
A: You can use Facebook Event Calendar. Simple, efficient, clever, with options. Read every step carefully, and you'll be able to customize your calendar synchronisation and it works perfectly.
A: This is currently not possible with the standard iOS calendar sync.
Signing in to Facebook on your iOS device and showing the events on your calendar will synchronise the entire calendar from the server on your device, including events to which you have not accepted. Calendar on iOS or OS X does not respect the response which you have given for the invitation as a method of deciding whether to show the event on your calendar.
This is detailed on Facebook's help center with a possible workaround:
*
*https://www.facebook.com/help/community/question/?id=607062449325928
A better solution is not to use the FB calendar integration but instead subscribe yourself to your facebook events. You can do this by going to your events page on the full facebook site on a PC. Click on the cog in the top right hand corner and select export and then select upcoming events - copy the link from that and email it to yourself. Open the email on your iphone and click on the link. That will prompt you to subscribe to you FB events calendar which you should do. All your facebook events excluding declined events will now show in your iphone calendar.
The cog mentioned in Facebook's answer has been replaced by a link in the bottom right corner, "Upcoming Events".
You can provide feedback to Apple here:
*
*https://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html
A: Someone created a filter for that, that only puts through the accepted and maybe accepted Facebook events: http://eventcal.flown.io/
Works for Google calendar, and also all system calendars.
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2e86edc567d58c9ced1fd18e113cf764af229e19 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Should I update my apps on iPhone 4s? I have an iPhone 4s. I am not updating to IOS 8 as I have read enough warnings not to do this. All my apps now want to be updated, but most of those updates say that they are for IOS 8 compatibility. Should I do these updates? Will the apps still work normally for me?
A: Yes, you should continue to update your apps. Just because iOS 8 compatibility has been added to an app doesn't diminish the compatibility with earlier versions of iOS.
If an app has been updated to support iOS 8 and has removed support for iOS 7, you will not be given the option to update in the first place, however this is rare.
| Q: Should I update my apps on iPhone 4s? I have an iPhone 4s. I am not updating to IOS 8 as I have read enough warnings not to do this. All my apps now want to be updated, but most of those updates say that they are for IOS 8 compatibility. Should I do these updates? Will the apps still work normally for me?
A: Yes, you should continue to update your apps. Just because iOS 8 compatibility has been added to an app doesn't diminish the compatibility with earlier versions of iOS.
If an app has been updated to support iOS 8 and has removed support for iOS 7, you will not be given the option to update in the first place, however this is rare.
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a328c3c169d2fc4e821f5b1a765058c56f81807f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why are Wifi Calling and iPhone Cellular Calls Mutually Exclusive? I tried enabling "iPhone cellular calls" on my iPhone 5S, and the phone informed me that Wifi calling must be disabled to enable this feature. So it seems that the two features are not compatible with one another. Is this iPhone 5S specific? This is quite disappointing as I was hoping to have both enabled (cell service in my house isn't the best). It would be nice to know why they're mutually exclusive.
A: In the past, the modem software for a specific carrier was responsible for that prompt as their networks weren't able to re-reount the calls on the fly. (i.e. your carrier or carrier settings needing an update was the original issue)
I believe that window of limitation is resolved for all devices and all carriers. If you get this error in 2017, I would work with Apple support to make sure your iOS is updated and then work with carrier support to make sure your phone account is set up for seamless switch between carrier and wifi calling.
| Q: Why are Wifi Calling and iPhone Cellular Calls Mutually Exclusive? I tried enabling "iPhone cellular calls" on my iPhone 5S, and the phone informed me that Wifi calling must be disabled to enable this feature. So it seems that the two features are not compatible with one another. Is this iPhone 5S specific? This is quite disappointing as I was hoping to have both enabled (cell service in my house isn't the best). It would be nice to know why they're mutually exclusive.
A: In the past, the modem software for a specific carrier was responsible for that prompt as their networks weren't able to re-reount the calls on the fly. (i.e. your carrier or carrier settings needing an update was the original issue)
I believe that window of limitation is resolved for all devices and all carriers. If you get this error in 2017, I would work with Apple support to make sure your iOS is updated and then work with carrier support to make sure your phone account is set up for seamless switch between carrier and wifi calling.
A: The iPhone cellular calls setting allows you to have other devices signed into your Apple ID use your iPhone's cell connection when they are nearby and on the same WiFi network as your iPhone. If you don't have strong cell service at the house, it's would be the opposite of useful. WiFi calling is the feature to leave enabled.
Edit: I realized the question was why are they mutually exclusive. My guess is it would cause issues if you tried to use another device to make a call from your iPhone, but your iPhone was in turn using WiFi calling.
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c6315b133883679915c589f578644b15eb60f753 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Change Appstore user from MacBook? I bought a used MacBook Pro, and I need to update some software. When I click the 'update all' button to proceed, it asks for the App Store password of the old user's account:
How do I remove the old user's account so that I can update my software?
A: You will need to go to Store->Sign Out, then sign in with your own account.
After that, delete the software that is asking for the old account password, and reinstall it under your account. If the software is not free, you will need to buy the software again. You do not have a license to use the software, unfortunately.
In your case, there’s only keynote needing an update so you know keynote had that account tied to it.
| Q: Change Appstore user from MacBook? I bought a used MacBook Pro, and I need to update some software. When I click the 'update all' button to proceed, it asks for the App Store password of the old user's account:
How do I remove the old user's account so that I can update my software?
A: You will need to go to Store->Sign Out, then sign in with your own account.
After that, delete the software that is asking for the old account password, and reinstall it under your account. If the software is not free, you will need to buy the software again. You do not have a license to use the software, unfortunately.
In your case, there’s only keynote needing an update so you know keynote had that account tied to it.
A: To switch Appstore user you can go to 'Featured' tab -- there link named as "Welcome " is clickable and open the window with the button "Log out".
A: Since you do not know the previous user Apple ID, unfortunately you will have to start from scratch.
You will have to rebuild your computer OS and all Apple applications under your user ID in order to keep it up to date with software updates in the future.
Here are the detailed instructions how to do that.
Changing ownership of a used Mac
I highly recommend the total wipe procedure to remove any possible software remains and modifications from previous user that you do not want.
The Operating Software and many app from Apple are FREE anyway.
A: Go to System Preferneces
Check the box next to Allow user to reset password using Apple ID.
This will let you change the locked Apple ID
A: Go to System Preferences > App Store and change the first drop-down menu in the last section of the window (Purchases and In-App Purchases). This should be enough to force the system re-asking your credentials. If you already set up your account somewhere else, aka iCloud than the username will be automatically filled for you.
A: On Mojave(10.14.4). This is how I tried and changed it.
*
*Open App Store app and click on "Discover" option on the left hand side bar.
*Scroll down and click on "Add Funds to Apple ID"
*Which then prompts you to add you Apple ID and Password, fill them
*After successful login, it prompts you with account details
By then, the user name and previous Apple Id would get removed and refreshes App Store app and shows the currently signed in user at the bottom on left-hand side bar.
A: The reason why app prompt the old user account is because the app was installed by the old user, and the purchase/install history (App Store called it purchase even the app is free) was made by the old user.
To solve this, you need to delete the app first (move to bin) than reinstall it again. Reinstall the app will update the app as well.
A: Yes this process of removing the installed app by moving it to trash and downloading again from store needs to be done for each app individually.
Is there any way to do it for all the installed apps that need updates?
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c424e58de3643b83cbb924cf7c82a50ba5dceb2f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: I want to restore the "All My Files" folder/view to the finder sidebar While I've had my ups and downs with the "All My Files" folder in the Mac sidebar, it is a really useful tool for unclogging my hard drive of large files - this is especially important because of the small hard drive in the Macbook Air I'm now using.
Some time ago, the "All My Files" folder/view completely disappeared from the finder sidebar, and I havent' been able to figure out how or why, or restore it to finder.
Because of my search for an answer, I'm now learning about creating smart folders, which is great, but I still can't figure out how to create an "All My Files" smart folder, which REALLY shows all the files on the Mac!
Any ideas out there?
A: Go to the Finder Preferences, go to the Sidebar tab, and then make sure the "All My Files" box is checked:
| Q: I want to restore the "All My Files" folder/view to the finder sidebar While I've had my ups and downs with the "All My Files" folder in the Mac sidebar, it is a really useful tool for unclogging my hard drive of large files - this is especially important because of the small hard drive in the Macbook Air I'm now using.
Some time ago, the "All My Files" folder/view completely disappeared from the finder sidebar, and I havent' been able to figure out how or why, or restore it to finder.
Because of my search for an answer, I'm now learning about creating smart folders, which is great, but I still can't figure out how to create an "All My Files" smart folder, which REALLY shows all the files on the Mac!
Any ideas out there?
A: Go to the Finder Preferences, go to the Sidebar tab, and then make sure the "All My Files" box is checked:
A: The High Sierra finder sidebar doesn't have a choice for 'All My Files' as Sierra did; it has been replaced with 'Recent'
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720a306d9019914ccad36982ea96527e82bf829c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: OS X Yosemite Xcode update stuck on 'Waiting' I recently downloaded Yosemite, and I'm trying to update my Xcode. I hit 'Update' in the App Store, and but it's been stuck at 'Waiting' for the past 30 minutes.
What can I do to fix this?
A: This simple approach worked for me:
I did not cancel anything, open AppStore and initiate the update (if you haven't done it yet); then click on the "Store" in the top-left menu and choose the following option - "Check for Unfinished Downloads...". Enter your Apple ID and password and you everything will be up and running.
The reason is that XCode does require additional confirmation before download.
Hope that helps.
| Q: OS X Yosemite Xcode update stuck on 'Waiting' I recently downloaded Yosemite, and I'm trying to update my Xcode. I hit 'Update' in the App Store, and but it's been stuck at 'Waiting' for the past 30 minutes.
What can I do to fix this?
A: This simple approach worked for me:
I did not cancel anything, open AppStore and initiate the update (if you haven't done it yet); then click on the "Store" in the top-left menu and choose the following option - "Check for Unfinished Downloads...". Enter your Apple ID and password and you everything will be up and running.
The reason is that XCode does require additional confirmation before download.
Hope that helps.
A: Just wait it out. If you attempted a fix listed in another answer here, quit all applications, restart your computer, and when you boot back up, open the app store to the update page, click the update button and forget about it. It took mine about 20 minutes to actually start and move out of "waiting". I read reports that for some people it took about an hour for it to start.
I tried everything else before and was ready to do a full reinstall of xcode. Nothing worked but for me to just wait.
A: I solved the problem by moving Xcode from my Applications folder to the trash bin. I didn't have an option to cancel the update (all the buttons under Update in the App Store were grayed out for me).
Once I typed in my password to confirm the move, the App Store prompted me to either cancel the update, or delete the app. Opting to delete the app caused the update to start downloading immediately.
A: Yeah, a lot of people have been facing this issue. First, cancel your update. (In the AppStore update window hold Option to show the Cancel button.)
Now, you can do two things:
*
*Download and install the Xcode DMG from here (if you have an Apple Developer Account)
*Or try clearing your cache, and restart the download from the app store. You can use third-party apps or enter this command in your terminal:
rm -rf "$(getconf DARWIN_USER_CACHE_DIR)/com.apple.appstore"
A: Just to add another answer here, I had two versions of Xcode in the launchpad. Opening one brought up a dialogue box asking if I would like to "Install additional components", which seems to have fixed it.
Apart from the two copies of Xcode. And now that Xcode is running, the "upgrade" is downloading. See what happens....
A: Yesterday this happened to me during regular check for updates,
and between multiple restarts, and removing manifest.plist
things started working again.
rm "$(getconf DARWIN_USER_CACHE_DIR)/com.apple.appstore/manifest.plist"
( I actually did some renaming to discover that this was the file of interest.
A: There could be multiple reasons for this happening, will explain my scenario.
Problem (Xcode-Beta):
*
*I had Xcode and Xcode-beta installed, I deleted Xcode-beta before tapping on Update on the App Store
*Xcode was waiting to install for over 10 min, restart of the Mac didn't help.
Solution:
*
*Go to Launchpad and noticed a completely separate app (without an app icon) waiting to install. On the Launchpad, press and hold till the icons wiggle, delete the app that didn't have an icon.
*Go to AppStore and try installing
I understand that this was a specific case, just stating in case somebody faced a similar issue.
A: This worked perfectly for another App Store download stuck in "waiting". I quit the App Store, opened Terminal, pasted in code from Sheharyar's post above to clear cache, and pressed Enter. Restarted App Store and was able to begin my download immediately.
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cf53987adadefd6b06e4c8c38aee57cc600ef2fc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I share or send a radio program I've recorded from the Tune in radio app on my iPhone 5s? I recorded an AM radio interview via the Tune In radio app on my iPhone 5S. I would like to share the recorded program by sending the link, if there is one, to someone else by email or text. Is this possible?
A: Your supposed to be able to share recordings via their app but I think there is bug that prevents that from happening. I have the TuneIn Radio Pro app and recorded a bit of a station. Then I tried to share it by clicking on my recording and then tapping the little share button (the only options it gives are send via email, text message or G+) and it gave me a url like this: recording://1414797133.74747 I was unable to open this link when shared to friends with the app, or even open it myself. This was tested with version 6.5 of their app.
| Q: How can I share or send a radio program I've recorded from the Tune in radio app on my iPhone 5s? I recorded an AM radio interview via the Tune In radio app on my iPhone 5S. I would like to share the recorded program by sending the link, if there is one, to someone else by email or text. Is this possible?
A: Your supposed to be able to share recordings via their app but I think there is bug that prevents that from happening. I have the TuneIn Radio Pro app and recorded a bit of a station. Then I tried to share it by clicking on my recording and then tapping the little share button (the only options it gives are send via email, text message or G+) and it gave me a url like this: recording://1414797133.74747 I was unable to open this link when shared to friends with the app, or even open it myself. This was tested with version 6.5 of their app.
A: the best way to do it, is by first record the program in your computer using a program like cool edit pro or Adobe.. after you have it as mp3 then u can share it..
otherwise you will be sharing the tune in pro app only
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5a5fa9ce11e172b5f309229a52dd41eb5e8e4491 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Add new currency to Yosemite Spotlight Is it possible to add new currency to the spotlight currency conversion?
I'd like to have UAH (Ukrainian Hryvna) in my spotlight.
A: No, this is currently not possible. You can provide feedback to Apple here:
*
*https://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html
| Q: Add new currency to Yosemite Spotlight Is it possible to add new currency to the spotlight currency conversion?
I'd like to have UAH (Ukrainian Hryvna) in my spotlight.
A: No, this is currently not possible. You can provide feedback to Apple here:
*
*https://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html
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01348dfabac3cee4f3617ecd42cb8f4ebbc2501f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Remove background blur effect on Yosemite login screen Does anyone know how to disable blurring of the log in screen background images? I know it's a long shot, but I really miss being able to see my pretty background images :(
| Q: Remove background blur effect on Yosemite login screen Does anyone know how to disable blurring of the log in screen background images? I know it's a long shot, but I really miss being able to see my pretty background images :(
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320348eb69e9b90856519a61fc7bace1667cdc31 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: "Dvorak - Qwerty ⌘" doesn't work for some applications I recently switched to Dvorak, and I'm using the Dvorak - Qwerty ⌘ layout. It works in most situations, except some applications don't honor the Qwerty shortcuts. That is, if I were to press what would be command+c on a qwerty keyboard, some applications recognize it as command+j, which is the equivalent key in Dvorak. The applications I've noticed this in are Eclipse and Android Studio, both IDEs, and Terminal.
I'm not sure how to deal with this problem. I would like to find a way to make my keyboard interpret all ⌘+{character} commands as Qwerty commands, but type in Dvorak otherwise. I'd prefer that the solution be extendable to things like ctrl+{character}, for Terminal shortcuts, and be extendable to other layouts, since I'm hoping to make the jump to Programmer Dvorak soon.
Related: Some dvorak shortcuts aren't working. 10.8.2 (is about Dvorak, not Dvorak - Qwerty ⌘)
Keyboard shortcuts with Dvorak keymapping (does not address the issue of keybindings not working)
| Q: "Dvorak - Qwerty ⌘" doesn't work for some applications I recently switched to Dvorak, and I'm using the Dvorak - Qwerty ⌘ layout. It works in most situations, except some applications don't honor the Qwerty shortcuts. That is, if I were to press what would be command+c on a qwerty keyboard, some applications recognize it as command+j, which is the equivalent key in Dvorak. The applications I've noticed this in are Eclipse and Android Studio, both IDEs, and Terminal.
I'm not sure how to deal with this problem. I would like to find a way to make my keyboard interpret all ⌘+{character} commands as Qwerty commands, but type in Dvorak otherwise. I'd prefer that the solution be extendable to things like ctrl+{character}, for Terminal shortcuts, and be extendable to other layouts, since I'm hoping to make the jump to Programmer Dvorak soon.
Related: Some dvorak shortcuts aren't working. 10.8.2 (is about Dvorak, not Dvorak - Qwerty ⌘)
Keyboard shortcuts with Dvorak keymapping (does not address the issue of keybindings not working)
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36c03b67980e1ee18ef856f240bf90a236e63a88 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Gmail message about safari When I try to access my gmail account the following message appears: "This version of Safari is no longer supported. Please upgrade to a supported browser."
I know my safari version is: Version 5.1.10 but that's all I know as I am not very computer literate just a basic user. What can do about this?
A: Safari is a integral part of the Operating sytem.
Your version 5.1.10 is the last version available in Snow leopard (your operating system)
Now you have 2 choices:
1- Upgrade to next version of Operating system with new version of Safari (big job)
2- Switch to Google Chrome or Firefox browsers (very easy to do)
I personally prefer Firefox and use it to access my gmail.
Just click on one of the links in my answer and follow the instructions to Install.
| Q: Gmail message about safari When I try to access my gmail account the following message appears: "This version of Safari is no longer supported. Please upgrade to a supported browser."
I know my safari version is: Version 5.1.10 but that's all I know as I am not very computer literate just a basic user. What can do about this?
A: Safari is a integral part of the Operating sytem.
Your version 5.1.10 is the last version available in Snow leopard (your operating system)
Now you have 2 choices:
1- Upgrade to next version of Operating system with new version of Safari (big job)
2- Switch to Google Chrome or Firefox browsers (very easy to do)
I personally prefer Firefox and use it to access my gmail.
Just click on one of the links in my answer and follow the instructions to Install.
A: Left click on the message. Then select "block popup ad." The move the slider which appears as directed. This gets rid of a meaningless nuisance.
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de0b0e4562d1e6f1453188263ffef3585253df71 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Tata photon 3g dongle crashes after upgrading my OS to Yosemite I have upgraded my macbook's OS to yosemite(MacOSX 10.10). Since then whenever I connect my dongle(Tata Photon 3G), it crashes with a crash report.
I came across few patch files for same device having issues with Mavericks.
Is there any patch file or something I can do to make it work fine on yosemite other than downgrading it back to mavericks?
I am able to use internet when I am using my cell as wifi hotspot.
A: I found a way to make dongle work in the yosemite(Mac OS 10.10).
Go to the system preference and click on network.
In network it will show you the dongle option like in my case my dongle name is ZTEUSBModem.
And enter the phone number "*99#". Click on connect.
Your mac is ready to work with the dongle. There will be no need to run the tata docomo app.
Its working in 3g mode.
Its working good for my mac.
| Q: Tata photon 3g dongle crashes after upgrading my OS to Yosemite I have upgraded my macbook's OS to yosemite(MacOSX 10.10). Since then whenever I connect my dongle(Tata Photon 3G), it crashes with a crash report.
I came across few patch files for same device having issues with Mavericks.
Is there any patch file or something I can do to make it work fine on yosemite other than downgrading it back to mavericks?
I am able to use internet when I am using my cell as wifi hotspot.
A: I found a way to make dongle work in the yosemite(Mac OS 10.10).
Go to the system preference and click on network.
In network it will show you the dongle option like in my case my dongle name is ZTEUSBModem.
And enter the phone number "*99#". Click on connect.
Your mac is ready to work with the dongle. There will be no need to run the tata docomo app.
Its working in 3g mode.
Its working good for my mac.
A: This solution worked for me : http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1758075
A: I have a Huawei MODEM. I went to System Preferences -> Network -> Chose the Huawei MODEM on the left pane.
For telephone number I used #777, username internet and password internet and then connected. It is working OK
It also may be an issue with installation of flash. Since the last time when it was not working I have also installed / upgraded flash on the mac
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799c5109d8993ef3e0ffcce971909fd3688579c7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How long does the new Testflight Beta review process usually take? iOS app reviews generally take around a week or so. Since Apple now requires that new TestFlight beta apps go through the beta review process as well before we can send it to external testers, I have been wondering how long this process will take.
I have just submitted an app for a beta review. What is the timeframe that I should expect the approval (or denial, for that matter) of the beta app to take?
A: Apple states, on the TestFlight Beta Testing page, that a beta app must comply with the full App Store Review Guidelines in order to be accepted. Based on this, it would be reasonable to expect that the timeframe for review would be about the same.
(That is, of course, assuming they haven't been inundated with a deluge of beta review requests since the feature just became available a few days ago.)
| Q: How long does the new Testflight Beta review process usually take? iOS app reviews generally take around a week or so. Since Apple now requires that new TestFlight beta apps go through the beta review process as well before we can send it to external testers, I have been wondering how long this process will take.
I have just submitted an app for a beta review. What is the timeframe that I should expect the approval (or denial, for that matter) of the beta app to take?
A: Apple states, on the TestFlight Beta Testing page, that a beta app must comply with the full App Store Review Guidelines in order to be accepted. Based on this, it would be reasonable to expect that the timeframe for review would be about the same.
(That is, of course, assuming they haven't been inundated with a deluge of beta review requests since the feature just became available a few days ago.)
A: Minimum time it takes is a few hours. Maximum is 3 days (that's what I've experienced). It usually takes longer over the weekends and holidays. In regular days, it usually takes 1 - 1 and a half days. Generally first build of your new version takes longer than the following builds especially if there is a major change. All information written is from experience only. It will differ in your case.
A: Yesterday at 6 pm I uploaded my beta build for review and it's status was waiting for review. This morning the status had changes to "In review" but now, 13h later it's still "In review". I will update this post if my app build had been approved.
EDIT: A day later in the morning it was approved. The total proces from uploading to being reviewed took 1 and a half days.
A: I had a beta release approved for TestFlight today in around an hour.
A: We just submitted our first Beta Review request and were approved in 50 minutes. The app is fairly large and complex. It appears that the Apple testing was very minimal.
Edit to add:
We just release a second version for external beta testing and it was instantly approved; no review required.
A: It does seem to be shorter than the full review process on average, and actually -- from personal experience -- it seems to be less than 24 hours (don't count on reviews over a weekend or holiday however). There is a tool for seeing how long a regular review might take Average App Store Review Times which is based on voluntarily submitted review time data. Haven't ever seen it take longer than that though.
A: In my experience, it depends on the version of your app as well. Generally, first version takes longer and if you have kept the features more or less same, the next version is quickly approved. We submitted first beta version of our app for review last month. It took one day for Apple to approve first beta release. From that point onwards, all subsequent beta releases were instantly approved.
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ee4abd98099c25df981ff7a089ee1381107b5d1c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Yosemite's Preview.app goes to top of document when PDF changes I use Preview.app to view PDFs which I am creating with pdflatex.
In OSX Mavericks, whenever the PDF changed I would switch windows away from Preview and then back, and the view would update, scrolling to the top of the current page when in continuous scroll mode.
Now after updating to Yosemite, Preview.app always goes back up to the top of the document whenever the PDF file is updated. This is extremely annoying and I have found no way to get the old behaviour back. Any ideas? If I choose Single Page mode (⌘2) this seems to stay on the same page, but ideally I would like to keep continuous scroll...
A: Please let Apple know about this regression in Preview.app's behaviour in OS X 10.10.
If you have an Apple Developer ID, you can also report this via bugreporter.apple.com.
| Q: Yosemite's Preview.app goes to top of document when PDF changes I use Preview.app to view PDFs which I am creating with pdflatex.
In OSX Mavericks, whenever the PDF changed I would switch windows away from Preview and then back, and the view would update, scrolling to the top of the current page when in continuous scroll mode.
Now after updating to Yosemite, Preview.app always goes back up to the top of the document whenever the PDF file is updated. This is extremely annoying and I have found no way to get the old behaviour back. Any ideas? If I choose Single Page mode (⌘2) this seems to stay on the same page, but ideally I would like to keep continuous scroll...
A: Please let Apple know about this regression in Preview.app's behaviour in OS X 10.10.
If you have an Apple Developer ID, you can also report this via bugreporter.apple.com.
A: I discovered through the TeX StackExchange that Skim handles this quite well. Just make sure to check the "Check for file changes" option in the Sync tab of preferences, and you might need to set the hidden option mentioned in the TeX StackExchange post.
A: At least in 10.10.3, if one closes the existing pdf before recreating the new version, opening the new version returns the view to the page that was previously displayed. It is though a pain to have to remember to close the existing pdf each time, then later go to 'Open Recent'.
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a1ec1198c97b7adbb2a05a859d096fe212a6116d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Install Facebook Messenger on iPhone 3Gs running iOS 6.1.6 I reset my iPhone 3Gs but am unable to install Facebook Messenger back on my iPhone as it requires iOS 7. How can I install Facebook Messenger on my iPhone 3Gs running iOS 6.1.6?
A: It will let you download the last compatible version if you already have the app in your purchase history. You can add the app to your purchase history using iTunes on your computer, since iTunes is version-agnostic.
Once you've downloaded the app on iTunes, it will be in your purchase history and attempting to download it again on your device should prompt you to accept an older version of the app.
| Q: Install Facebook Messenger on iPhone 3Gs running iOS 6.1.6 I reset my iPhone 3Gs but am unable to install Facebook Messenger back on my iPhone as it requires iOS 7. How can I install Facebook Messenger on my iPhone 3Gs running iOS 6.1.6?
A: It will let you download the last compatible version if you already have the app in your purchase history. You can add the app to your purchase history using iTunes on your computer, since iTunes is version-agnostic.
Once you've downloaded the app on iTunes, it will be in your purchase history and attempting to download it again on your device should prompt you to accept an older version of the app.
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a7f82f7c06b85c3f711054f8695284ea9f5ac11e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: If I have family-sharing do I have to buy everything through it? If my family has family sharing, do I have to use the family credit card for every purchase, or can I buy some things on my own for my personal use and other things through the family sharing?
A: Once you have family sharing turned on all purchases that aren't covered by a store-credit get billed through the shared payment method which is one charge card entered by the "Family Organizer" Apple ID.
Quote from the Apple Support article:
After you set up your family, any time a family member initiates a new purchase it will be billed directly to your account unless that family member has gift or store credit.
As a workaround @bmike recommends purchasing a gift card and/or refilling your iTunes balance so that no purchase ever is made on anything but store credit.
Discounted gift cards can be found at Costco and you can also store your iTunes account in iOS wallet app and recharge it at Apple Retail Stores.
| Q: If I have family-sharing do I have to buy everything through it? If my family has family sharing, do I have to use the family credit card for every purchase, or can I buy some things on my own for my personal use and other things through the family sharing?
A: Once you have family sharing turned on all purchases that aren't covered by a store-credit get billed through the shared payment method which is one charge card entered by the "Family Organizer" Apple ID.
Quote from the Apple Support article:
After you set up your family, any time a family member initiates a new purchase it will be billed directly to your account unless that family member has gift or store credit.
As a workaround @bmike recommends purchasing a gift card and/or refilling your iTunes balance so that no purchase ever is made on anything but store credit.
Discounted gift cards can be found at Costco and you can also store your iTunes account in iOS wallet app and recharge it at Apple Retail Stores.
A: The entire family’s purchases come from one account. The benefit to this approach is centralized control over purchases.
A: Once you have set up Family Sharing all your applications can be installed by other members of the family. I believe only the parents can pay for the applications unless credit is on the account. Other members can only 'ask' to buy applications.
You can find out more information about Family sharing here: https://www.apple.com/uk/icloud/family-sharing/
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7e0a340eb1de476ac30647fc5dca8e8d8f541ebb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Sudden, unexpected logouts Sometimes, Yosemite will randomly log me out without warning or a chance to save work. This has happened twice so far since I've installed Yosemite on my 2012 Retina MacBook Pro. Needless to say, this is very unnerving and reminiscent of malware activity.
With help from Google and scouring event logs, I've traced the problem down to a crash in the window server. The crash report can be found here: http://puu.sh/csTor/0012220497.crash
Is there anything I can do to stop this from happening again?
Update: It seems having a secondary monitor is triggering it. Dell U2412 over HDMI. I also seem to be able to prevent crashing by avoiding the login screen while the monitor is plugged in.
A: A possible cause for this could be invalid profiles generated by F.lux to provide smooth transitioning between GPU modes - here's an overview of what it does with these profiles: https://justgetflux.com/news/2014/10/28/profile.html
In my fresh install of El Capitan it had created these invalid profiles:
ColorSync Utility can be used to verify, remove and/or repair these profiles, or the flux profile switching can be completely disabled with:
defaults write org.herf.Flux disableProfile 1
Followed by removing the profiles.
| Q: Sudden, unexpected logouts Sometimes, Yosemite will randomly log me out without warning or a chance to save work. This has happened twice so far since I've installed Yosemite on my 2012 Retina MacBook Pro. Needless to say, this is very unnerving and reminiscent of malware activity.
With help from Google and scouring event logs, I've traced the problem down to a crash in the window server. The crash report can be found here: http://puu.sh/csTor/0012220497.crash
Is there anything I can do to stop this from happening again?
Update: It seems having a secondary monitor is triggering it. Dell U2412 over HDMI. I also seem to be able to prevent crashing by avoiding the login screen while the monitor is plugged in.
A: A possible cause for this could be invalid profiles generated by F.lux to provide smooth transitioning between GPU modes - here's an overview of what it does with these profiles: https://justgetflux.com/news/2014/10/28/profile.html
In my fresh install of El Capitan it had created these invalid profiles:
ColorSync Utility can be used to verify, remove and/or repair these profiles, or the flux profile switching can be completely disabled with:
defaults write org.herf.Flux disableProfile 1
Followed by removing the profiles.
A: This is a known Bug with Apple. I reported a similar problem in their bugtracker, which was closed as a duplicate of bug #18234875.
Sadly, those bugs cannot be viewed or tracked, apart by the reporter. However, it means that Apple knows about the problem and will hopefully fix it in one of the next OS X updates.
A: There is no point in trying the vague 'catch all' solutions like wiping NVRAM and system controllers. The problem you are having is a SIGSEGV, or, a segmentation fault in WindowServer. It is likely due to corrupt identifiers. Those identifiers are stored in multiple places, and if enough get corrupt, you get crashes. While some identifiers are stored in the NVRAM (or PRAM), wiping this usually only postpones the next crash since the identifier eventually ends up in there again.
If WindowServer crashes, all GUI applications stop and it restarts via launchd. When WindowServer starts, it first gives you the login window. So in fact, you are not getting logged out, but your whole graphical session simply crashes.
Having a peek at your crash report, it seems this thread is crashing:
Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
The last few calls were to color space functions (or methods), leading me to believe you might simply be dealing with a corrupt ICC profile.
The cash is within com.apple.CoreGraphics, and the most recent calls are to:
color_space_get_md5_digest + 57
color_space_get_identifier + 9
CGXColorSpaceRegistryCopyRegisteredColorSpace + 42
_CGXCopyColorSpace + 27
_XCopyColorSpace + 57
Now, if I'm right, it's trying to calculate the MD5 hash of a color space. It's doing that because it wants to find the identifier for a color space, and it needs that identifier because CGXColorSpaceRegistryCopyRegisteredColorSpace needs the color space data for the preset color profile for your monitor. Now, to be 100% this is the source of your crashes, I would need as many of your crash reports as possible, because if they all crash because of different reasons, it has nothing to do with the software on your system but it's more likely to be a hardware issue where bogus data is fed in to the software which then tries to do something with that data which it cannot do and therefore cashes.
A simple test might be to start Apple's built in ColorSync Utility and pressing the Repair button. This could print something like:
Header message digest (MD5) is not correct. Fixed.
Which would make sense since a broken MD5 might be the source of your crash. So try that first. On my system, that ColorSync Utility is in /Applications/Utilities and I think it has been there since every version of OS X. Please let me know if that found broken ICC files and if it could fix them. If not (either nothing found or unable to fix) please do post any crash logs on WindowServer you have :)
A: Try resetting the SMC and NVRAM while the second monitor is plugged in.
*
*Reset SMC
Shut down your computer, press left alt, control, shift and the power button at the same time, hold it down for about 5 seconds.
*
*Reset NVRAM
Start your computer and right before you hear the startup chime, press and hold , alt, P and R at the same time until you hear your startup chime again.
It might be so that the screen is not supported, - for some reason, if it is not supported, this would unfortunetaly not fix it.
A: I read a lot of these threads and I have the same symptom when I disconnect my last virtual monitor from my Mac Mini (Air Display).
My crash stopped happening by disabling Mission Control option "Displays have separate spaces". Please let me know if this works for you.
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e4673ec60c1a4238f4cf7dd8bbeec53b77d4c1da | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can't dismiss invites from shared Google calendars in Calendar.app At work we use Google Apps for Work. The calendar feature in Google Apps for Work allows you to add other colleagues' calendars to your own so that you can see their schedules. When I import my work account into Calendar.app, I see each of my colleagues' calendars as an option that I can display or hide.
The problem I'm having is that meeting invitations sent to my colleagues are getting sent to me, and I have no way of dismissing them from my calendar.app queue without either declining or accepting the meeting on behalf of my colleague, which I do not want to do. How can I prevent invites sent to these calendars from showing up in my queue?
| Q: Can't dismiss invites from shared Google calendars in Calendar.app At work we use Google Apps for Work. The calendar feature in Google Apps for Work allows you to add other colleagues' calendars to your own so that you can see their schedules. When I import my work account into Calendar.app, I see each of my colleagues' calendars as an option that I can display or hide.
The problem I'm having is that meeting invitations sent to my colleagues are getting sent to me, and I have no way of dismissing them from my calendar.app queue without either declining or accepting the meeting on behalf of my colleague, which I do not want to do. How can I prevent invites sent to these calendars from showing up in my queue?
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3c9a6a5937170d788f83b1e399f2775f4e53c46d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Move Spotlight dialog in Yosemite Don't hate me but I love using Finder's spotlight feature.
In Yosemite they changed Spotlight (I like the changes) but they moved the spotlight dialog position to the center of the screen. I want to move it back to the upper right side of my screen (where it used to live).
Also is there a way to darken the background of spotlight results.
Spotlight gets lost among the mass of windows I have open.
Thanks in advance!
C
A: Unfortunately, I don't think anyone has discovered a way to move it back other than to downgrade your OS. I do not understand your second question!
| Q: Move Spotlight dialog in Yosemite Don't hate me but I love using Finder's spotlight feature.
In Yosemite they changed Spotlight (I like the changes) but they moved the spotlight dialog position to the center of the screen. I want to move it back to the upper right side of my screen (where it used to live).
Also is there a way to darken the background of spotlight results.
Spotlight gets lost among the mass of windows I have open.
Thanks in advance!
C
A: Unfortunately, I don't think anyone has discovered a way to move it back other than to downgrade your OS. I do not understand your second question!
A: There's no way to move the Spotlight dialog as far as I know, but enabling dark mode (System Preferences > General > "Use dark menu bar and Dock") will switch the dialog to a dark background.
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c03d73a0f6375c7b96ddc1dace05dd56c9238fe4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Finder doesn't work since Yosemite Has anyone experienced any issues with using finder since updating to Yosemite?
Since updating, I can't open finder at all. I click on the icon and the pc just hangs up and in activity monitor, finder is just (not responding).
I've rebooted the machine, tried to open/locate a file in spotlight search and when I find a file, it won't open.
Any help/thoughts what to do would be appreciated.
A: This fix from Reddit worked perfectly for me!!
http://www.reddit.com/r/osx/comments/2jtikj/finder_not_responding_new_yosemite_install/
You can most likely fix the issue by clearing out Finder's saved state, caches, and/or settings.
Use Spotlight (the search icon in the far right of the menu bar) to find and open the "Terminal" application. Triple-click the following line in order to copy and paste it into Terminal's window:
rm -fR ~/Library/Saved\ Application\ State/com.apple.finder.savedState ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.finder; killall Finder
If it still doesn't work, try this one:
mv ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder{,.backup}.plist; killall Finder
| Q: Finder doesn't work since Yosemite Has anyone experienced any issues with using finder since updating to Yosemite?
Since updating, I can't open finder at all. I click on the icon and the pc just hangs up and in activity monitor, finder is just (not responding).
I've rebooted the machine, tried to open/locate a file in spotlight search and when I find a file, it won't open.
Any help/thoughts what to do would be appreciated.
A: This fix from Reddit worked perfectly for me!!
http://www.reddit.com/r/osx/comments/2jtikj/finder_not_responding_new_yosemite_install/
You can most likely fix the issue by clearing out Finder's saved state, caches, and/or settings.
Use Spotlight (the search icon in the far right of the menu bar) to find and open the "Terminal" application. Triple-click the following line in order to copy and paste it into Terminal's window:
rm -fR ~/Library/Saved\ Application\ State/com.apple.finder.savedState ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.finder; killall Finder
If it still doesn't work, try this one:
mv ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder{,.backup}.plist; killall Finder
A: After Yosemite upgrade the finder crashes every time I drag and drop a file to a folder in the finder. It basically freezes and 'floats' the file icon until I force quit finder.
I tried quitting the Dropbox finder extension but it didn't work for me (you must quit Dropbox app first or the finder extension will auto relaunch). So I looked at the console errors right after a drag and drop crash and noticed a trail app I had trialed called Intego VirusBarrier that was causing the issue. After an uninstall and restart the finder worked as expected in Mac OSX 10.10.
A: One thing to check is the Extensions preference pane in System Preferences. Check whether there are any extensions listed for Finder. If so try disabling them by unticking the box beside them and seeing if the Finder behaves any better then.
Another thing to check is Console. It can be a bit daunting at first but filter it to Finder related log entries and it might point you in the right direction (funnily enough I just discovered I have a problem when taking a screenshot for this answer).
A: In my case it seemed that a network drive (WDMyCloud via WdQuickView app) caused the Spinning wheel in Finder (Console showed a lock held exclusively for too long); disconnecting it solved this.
A: I also had this issue. For me, the solve was to first turn off Wi-Fi (somehow Finder actually allowed that single action), connect an ethernet cable, then reboot the machine. Immediately after booting up, I quit the Dropbox app, then unchecked Dropbox in System Prefs › Extensions.
Seems to have resolved the issue for now.
A: reenabling Finder icons solved this for me
A: Ok all, I had all the issues listed above & just wanted to toss it out the window. It would crash every 5 minutes & had the constant beach ball. I would have Terminal open & Finder was always 'not responding'. My iMac had 24gig ram, which is way more than the standard 8 it ships with. Well, all my issues went away when I maxed it out with 32gig. Hope it helps you all
A: You can usually fix most finder problems by force quitting it and relaunching it.
http://applemacosx.com/2015/09/30/what-to-do-when-mac-finder-is-not-responding/
If that doesn't work I recommend you do what Buscar said to do and reset the Finder's default state.
A: I had a similar issue in OS X 10.9.5
After trying aaaall proposals I found in different forums and websites, the one that seems to work is the one suggested here:
Booting into “safe mode,” opening the Finder, poking around, and
restarting.
Steps are:
*
*Restart your Mac.
*As soon as the grey boot screen appears (or
slightly before), press and hold shift on your keyboard.
*Once you see a progress indicator, let go of shift.
*Once your Mac boots, you’ll have to login to your account (auto-login is disabled).
*Open the Finder. Navigate through a few folders.
*Restart normally
Edit:
Just for extra info: after fixing this, Finder was not freezing anymore, but it started relaunching every minute or so. Also very annoying.
Solution for this was to de-couple Google-Drive, as suggested in this thread, post #7.
A: Turn off Wifi
Reboot
Works very well
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63817e66471fc325658e0a2ca3fa4ef9c6b23374 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: External monitor displaying only noise after Yosemite upgrade After upgrading to Yosemite, I see just noise on the external monitor,
using a MDP to HDMI converter and an HDMI to DVI cable. It worked very well on Mavericks. I have no display now after updating, it just shows grey noise. Tried resetting SMC & PRAM. Additionally, I have tested each of the cables individually and they are okay, so it has to be a software problem.
Display screenshot:
It shows flickers in red color sometimes.
Macbook gives display on another setup, but flickers a lot. (my friend's)
its a MDP to VGA adapter plugged to VGA monitor.
Mine gives no display, I'm disappointed. Need help please.
A: You can reduce the display resolution to 720p (or any else, feel free to experiment).
It might be a working solution.
To do this follow these steps
*
*Open system Preferences > Displays
*Choose lower resolution from list
*If you want a higher resolution for your external monitor, you can try to use third party software (e.g. SwitchResX) to change it
| Q: External monitor displaying only noise after Yosemite upgrade After upgrading to Yosemite, I see just noise on the external monitor,
using a MDP to HDMI converter and an HDMI to DVI cable. It worked very well on Mavericks. I have no display now after updating, it just shows grey noise. Tried resetting SMC & PRAM. Additionally, I have tested each of the cables individually and they are okay, so it has to be a software problem.
Display screenshot:
It shows flickers in red color sometimes.
Macbook gives display on another setup, but flickers a lot. (my friend's)
its a MDP to VGA adapter plugged to VGA monitor.
Mine gives no display, I'm disappointed. Need help please.
A: You can reduce the display resolution to 720p (or any else, feel free to experiment).
It might be a working solution.
To do this follow these steps
*
*Open system Preferences > Displays
*Choose lower resolution from list
*If you want a higher resolution for your external monitor, you can try to use third party software (e.g. SwitchResX) to change it
A: UPDATE
I almost forgot I had this issue, recently I changed cables. I am now using MDP to HDMI without adapters. Before I am using DVI to DVI Cable + DVI to MDP Adapter.
I think you need to avoid 2 conversions and use only 1 cable.
OLD ANSWER
It is also happening to me, and I can't find the solutions either. But I figured out how to avoid it.
When booting up mac
*
*turn off monitor first and then power on the mac.
*turn on the monitor after the mac finished boot or in the login screen
Settings
*
*Open system Preferences > Energy Saver
*Click Power Adapter tab(assuming your mac is plugged in) and slide the 'Turn display off after' to at least 1 hr.
It also occurs when mac goes to sleep and to avoid it, the steps above should be followed. Only do the settings step if you don't mind the power consumption.
Please let me know if you have better suggestions but this works for me as of now.
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91d3b7700abbbe31f40348b593a99436d289150d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can launching an app trigger the launch of another app? When I launch a specific application in Mavericks I'd also like to automatically launch and execute another one.
Is it possible/how?
A: Open Automator, and choose 'Application' from the pane that appears.
In the sidebar, there should be an item called 'Utilities'. Click this, and drag two 'Launch Application' actions into the main workflow pane. In the first one, choose the application you want to use with Spotify, and in the second one, choose Spotify. (See the picture below.)
Then, save the document with a name you'll remember (something like 'Spotify Launcher') in /Applications, and replace Spotify in your dock with the Spotify Launcher app that's been created. It will launch both Spotify and the companion app you want to use with Spotify whenever you invoke the application.
Hope that helps!
| Q: Can launching an app trigger the launch of another app? When I launch a specific application in Mavericks I'd also like to automatically launch and execute another one.
Is it possible/how?
A: Open Automator, and choose 'Application' from the pane that appears.
In the sidebar, there should be an item called 'Utilities'. Click this, and drag two 'Launch Application' actions into the main workflow pane. In the first one, choose the application you want to use with Spotify, and in the second one, choose Spotify. (See the picture below.)
Then, save the document with a name you'll remember (something like 'Spotify Launcher') in /Applications, and replace Spotify in your dock with the Spotify Launcher app that's been created. It will launch both Spotify and the companion app you want to use with Spotify whenever you invoke the application.
Hope that helps!
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8e3624c6f3576d4c0594f9651a1b7fcac2fdf428 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Possible to change Quick-Reply buttons in Mail Notifications? Yosemite introduced a new feature to quick reply within a notification.
Mail offers the options to trash a new E-Mail or reply to it. But, instead of trash, I want to archive it.
Can I change somewhere the buttons/behaviour within notifications?
A: It looks like it is impossible for now, but will hopefully be in next year's release. All that I've seen that you can do to is to style notifications by changing button names and menu title and with Mjolnir. Beyond that isn't built in to the API yet.
Similar question here
| Q: Possible to change Quick-Reply buttons in Mail Notifications? Yosemite introduced a new feature to quick reply within a notification.
Mail offers the options to trash a new E-Mail or reply to it. But, instead of trash, I want to archive it.
Can I change somewhere the buttons/behaviour within notifications?
A: It looks like it is impossible for now, but will hopefully be in next year's release. All that I've seen that you can do to is to style notifications by changing button names and menu title and with Mjolnir. Beyond that isn't built in to the API yet.
Similar question here
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a02d93ac4d6dd6102d21d8e8b111e633beba01eb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Process completed immediately after opening Terminal After I open Terminal in OS X:
Last login: Tue Oct 28 10:29:21 on ttys000 login(14773,0x7fff7572f300) malloc: * error for
object 0x7fd4bb715110: pointer being freed was not allocated * set a breakpoint in
malloc_error_break to debug
[Process completed]
I have no idea what I did or how to fix it.
A: *
*Go to Terminal icon on Dock, press right click and press New Command
2./bin/bash -x (it shows your problem)
*sudo nano .bash_profile (open this problem place)
*delete this, Ctrl + X (exit) Yes, Enter
| Q: Process completed immediately after opening Terminal After I open Terminal in OS X:
Last login: Tue Oct 28 10:29:21 on ttys000 login(14773,0x7fff7572f300) malloc: * error for
object 0x7fd4bb715110: pointer being freed was not allocated * set a breakpoint in
malloc_error_break to debug
[Process completed]
I have no idea what I did or how to fix it.
A: *
*Go to Terminal icon on Dock, press right click and press New Command
2./bin/bash -x (it shows your problem)
*sudo nano .bash_profile (open this problem place)
*delete this, Ctrl + X (exit) Yes, Enter
A: Go to Preferences → General and set Shells open with to Command, and enter the following:
/bin/bash -x
Open a new shell and see what is being run, then remove the relevant lines from your profile files.
A: I know this is old...but I had the same problem, and couldn't find any information to fix this issue, so I decided to share the solution here too.
Hopefully it helps someone else. :)
After upgrading a Mac from OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) to 10.11.4 (El Capitan), it would no longer open a shell in Terminal. It would open a Terminal Window with only [Process completed] displayed on the screen.
The Console log showed the errors:
login: in openpam_load_module(): no pam_serialnumber.so found
login: pam_start(): system error
This post (https://discussions.apple.com/message/11861278#11861278) pointed me in the right direction.
I checked the contents of /private/etc/pam.d/login.term on the affected Mac, and on a working Mac.
Broken Mac Terminal /private/etc/pam.d/login.term
# login: auth account password session
auth optional pam_krb5.so
auth optional pam_mount.so
auth sufficient pam_serialnumber.so serverinstall legacy
auth required pam_opendirectory.so
account required pam_nologin.so
account required pam_opendirectory.so
password required pam_deny.so
session required pam_uwtmp.so
session optional pam_mount.so
Working Mac Terminal /private/etc/pam.d/login.term
# login: account session
account required pam_nologin.so
account required pam_opendirectory.so
session required pam_uwtmp.so
I edited the contents of the Mac with the broken Terminal to match the Mac with the working Terminal, and Terminal immediately started working correctly.
A: None of the other solution worked for me. It seems that my terminal was spitting out process completed because I was low on disk space. Deleting files didn't help. I had to delete my time machine local snapshots.
A: This could be something as simple as some borked permissions. I was having some issues starting up a shell when I migrated a machine to Yosemite, and a permission repair took care of the problem.
Try to use the "Repair Permissions" function on your startup disk using Disk Utility.app. Hopefully, as it's running, the log window will show a series of files with incorrect permissions. If you have more than one or two files with bad permissions, rinse and repeat until you get a clean log.
Note: occasionally there will be some files that trip up the repair utility (can't recall specifics at the moment), but on a new Mac mini, you should be able to get a clean run on the second or third try.
A: The following solved it for me:
*
*Go to: Terminal > Preferences
*Scroll down to: Shell
*Change, /bin/bash to: /bin/sh
A: *
*Go to Terminal icon on Dock, press right click and press New Command
*/bin/bash -x , and reopen Terminal (it shows your problem)
*Go to Preferences → General and set Shells open with to Command, and enter the following: /bin/sh
*Close the Terminal Preferences window
*Open Terminal again (it should work)
*vi /Users/<your_user>/.bash_profile, remove the lines found in step 2.
*Go to Preferences → General and set Shells open with to Command, and enter the following: /bin/bash
*Open Terminal, it should work now
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f48551fcaba0bcb7b364a36158277243159a0177 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can apps on an external display be moved to a new space on disconnect? I use an external monitor with my laptop while at work but when I'm not working I just use the regular MacBook Pro display. What I would like is for the windows I have open on the external display to be moved to their own space when I disconnect it instead of moving to space 1 on my MacBook. It just gets a little crowded and moving 4-5 windows over to a new space manually every time I disconnect has gotten a little tiresome.
I'm running OS X 10.10 (14A389) on a late 2013 Retina Pro (15") in case anyone was wondering.
A: Looks like if you create a blank space on your laptop side of things and place it in the Desktop 1 spot all the external display apps will go there on disconnect. Only weird thing is when you reset your computer if you aren't plugged into an external monitor then some of the apps seem to move around a little bit, otherwise this method seems to be exactly what I was looking for.
Cheers
| Q: Can apps on an external display be moved to a new space on disconnect? I use an external monitor with my laptop while at work but when I'm not working I just use the regular MacBook Pro display. What I would like is for the windows I have open on the external display to be moved to their own space when I disconnect it instead of moving to space 1 on my MacBook. It just gets a little crowded and moving 4-5 windows over to a new space manually every time I disconnect has gotten a little tiresome.
I'm running OS X 10.10 (14A389) on a late 2013 Retina Pro (15") in case anyone was wondering.
A: Looks like if you create a blank space on your laptop side of things and place it in the Desktop 1 spot all the external display apps will go there on disconnect. Only weird thing is when you reset your computer if you aren't plugged into an external monitor then some of the apps seem to move around a little bit, otherwise this method seems to be exactly what I was looking for.
Cheers
A: Did you consider using Keyboard Maestro?
Here is an example of how I deal with moving windows through screens. Must be really easy to modify per your requests in a simple macro.
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8579f604852c2851cb6c04eafb1e02fb9c018ec2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Transfer/Migrate specific apps including settings etc to a new Mac I did a clean install upgrade to OS X Yosemite (from Mavericks).
Prior to doing that I backed up my entire hard disk using a disk cloner (Carbon Copy Cloner in my case)
Is there a way I can transfer a few specific apps from my previous installation (including settings, licenses etc) to the new one?
A: mackup does this:
https://github.com/lra/mackup
I don't have personal experience with it, but i've heard great things. Bear in mind you should check the list of software currently supported by it before you install.
| Q: Transfer/Migrate specific apps including settings etc to a new Mac I did a clean install upgrade to OS X Yosemite (from Mavericks).
Prior to doing that I backed up my entire hard disk using a disk cloner (Carbon Copy Cloner in my case)
Is there a way I can transfer a few specific apps from my previous installation (including settings, licenses etc) to the new one?
A: mackup does this:
https://github.com/lra/mackup
I don't have personal experience with it, but i've heard great things. Bear in mind you should check the list of software currently supported by it before you install.
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bfe3e4e79dc06aea4d694e1b2d4d7352463da28c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to remove 'phantom' iCloud account from Apple Mail I am trying to remove a duplicate copy of my iCloud account from Apple Mail that seems to have managed to get stuck there.
I cannot remove it from the Internet Accounts or iCloud panels as it does not appear there, just in my account listing for Mail. If I try to remove it there I am told to use the Internet Accounts panel (where it isn't).
I have tried changing the name and gripping the contents of Preferences and Application Support for the unique name, but no luck.
Where does Apple Mail store it's account information and can I remove the account from there?
A: The list of accounts is stored in the property list located at:
~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData/Accounts.plist
The account data itself is stored in ~/Library/Mail/V2/<account-type>-<email-address>.
This entire folder can be deleted for the account you wish to remove.
| Q: How to remove 'phantom' iCloud account from Apple Mail I am trying to remove a duplicate copy of my iCloud account from Apple Mail that seems to have managed to get stuck there.
I cannot remove it from the Internet Accounts or iCloud panels as it does not appear there, just in my account listing for Mail. If I try to remove it there I am told to use the Internet Accounts panel (where it isn't).
I have tried changing the name and gripping the contents of Preferences and Application Support for the unique name, but no luck.
Where does Apple Mail store it's account information and can I remove the account from there?
A: The list of accounts is stored in the property list located at:
~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData/Accounts.plist
The account data itself is stored in ~/Library/Mail/V2/<account-type>-<email-address>.
This entire folder can be deleted for the account you wish to remove.
A: I came here while trying to solve the same problem (I think) and after like 45 minutes of messing around to no avail (including trying to delete all program data and return to factory settings), grgarside's answer put me on the right track.
To remove my unwanted iCloud duplicate account, I first did as grgarside suggested, and deleted the folders in Library/Mail/V2 that corresponded to the accounts I wanted to get rid of. This didn't remove the accounts from the Mail interface, so I tried deleting the Accounts.plist file - this removes all accounts I had configured, though, and I didn't want that - I wanted to ensure that the correct iCloud account was ONLY added by the iCloud pane in system preferences, to prevent any more duplicates.
In the end, I opened the Accounts.plist file in a text editor and removed all information pertaining to the unwanted accounts. The .plist format is very easy to read, so this is not very difficult at all – but I do recommend you use a text editor capable of highlighting matching tags in an XML file.
The part you're looking for begins with the following:
<key>MailAccounts</key>
<array>
the next thing you'll see is a <dict> tag. This is the beginning of an individual account 'object'; all information for each account will be between <dict> and </dict> tags. Find the 'block' that seems to correspond to the account you don't want, and delete everything from the <dict> to the </dict>, including the tags themselves. Be careful though, because there's another set of tags nested inside to contain info about the vendor of your email account - you want to be sure you're selecting the matched outer pair.
Having done this, I was able to load up Mail again, and the unwanted accounts were gone. The remaining accounts were working fine.
P.S. If I have forgotten to delete some other trace that will come back to bite me, please let me know/edit this post. But so far, so good.
A: To delete ghost accounts in mail inactive or active.
go to the following:
~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData/Accounts.plist
Open with Xcode application, download it via the App store if you have to.
Once it opens, click on the diamond arrow across from the Accounts item.
go through each account and find the ghost account you want to delete.
pull down edit menu and select delete
Do this for each account you want to delete.
Save with Xcode.
Mail in Yosemite now should no longer show this account either active or inactive, Past mailboxes with past email from this account should still be in the each mailbox that has them.
btw, I went into system preferences first and deleted the account with the - minus button before hand. Of course this began the ghost problem to begin with in mail.
btw2 , I did not modify anything in keychain cloud email stuff.
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3d7650b84482a7c27a0e505c0756ea07d05085f8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iTunes in Yosemite does not respond to media keys My media keys on my MBP for iTunes 12 in Yosemite don't respond. Spotify works fine. I'm using the FN key to access the standard F keys.
These all work:
*
*Screen brightness
*Expose
*Launch Pad
*Keyboard brightness
*Volume
*Power key
Is this a known issue or something I'm missing?
A: Do you happen to have Spotify or another media application open at the same time as iTunes? They'll hijack your media keys, passing the the controls to that application instead of iTunes.
Or perhaps Chrome is hijacking your media key keystrokes. You can get more information on that here: http://www.omgchrome.com/chrome-google-music-media-keys/
| Q: iTunes in Yosemite does not respond to media keys My media keys on my MBP for iTunes 12 in Yosemite don't respond. Spotify works fine. I'm using the FN key to access the standard F keys.
These all work:
*
*Screen brightness
*Expose
*Launch Pad
*Keyboard brightness
*Volume
*Power key
Is this a known issue or something I'm missing?
A: Do you happen to have Spotify or another media application open at the same time as iTunes? They'll hijack your media keys, passing the the controls to that application instead of iTunes.
Or perhaps Chrome is hijacking your media key keystrokes. You can get more information on that here: http://www.omgchrome.com/chrome-google-music-media-keys/
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262e421ca366549dcc21fd52796964bd65ad7b09 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Black screen when open Time Machine on Yosemite I use a 13 Macbook with a thunderbolt display on Yosemite. Since the installation of last osx version, if I try to open Time Machine I can only see a completely black screen on laptop screen. The other screen remains with previously opened windows. So, time machine is completely unusable. I can only use ESC to exit.
Any ideas of what can be happening here?
If I don't connect my second monitor, works fine.
This is my displays configuration:
A: Unplugging my second display 'solved' the issue. Not ideal, but an adequate solution for me to get into Time Machine quickly on the odd occasion.
| Q: Black screen when open Time Machine on Yosemite I use a 13 Macbook with a thunderbolt display on Yosemite. Since the installation of last osx version, if I try to open Time Machine I can only see a completely black screen on laptop screen. The other screen remains with previously opened windows. So, time machine is completely unusable. I can only use ESC to exit.
Any ideas of what can be happening here?
If I don't connect my second monitor, works fine.
This is my displays configuration:
A: Unplugging my second display 'solved' the issue. Not ideal, but an adequate solution for me to get into Time Machine quickly on the odd occasion.
A: If you have this issue using Yosemite, i found a turn around:
*
*Go to Preferences - Mission Control
*Uncheck "Displays have separate Spaces"
*logout and login
This will fix Time Machine to display black screen in one monitor. The side effect of this is you loose the abilitty to use monitors as separate spaces but isn't that bad.
A: Yes, the issue seems to be with handling multiple monitors and spaces. I found a surprisingly simple workaround, that worked for me, without switching anything on and off, rebooting or changing settings permanently:
*
*Go into your System Preferences, Choose Displays and check the button for mirroring your two monitors (for procedure see Apple's instructions under Arrange your displaysenter link description here)
*Enter your Time Machine and do what you have to do.
*When you are finished, uncheck the Mirror displays button.
That's it. Curious to know if it worked for others?
If it did, Apple might think of just doing that. Besides, re-experimenting the past with two exactly identical images somehow adds to the mystique of the experience.
A: Yes, happens identically to me. As the second monitor is operational try ESC (if not, hold the off button for three seconds, the option menu will appear on your second menu, click sleep then space bar to exit sleep and primary monitor will return). Now switch off and unplug the secondary monitor, try again, voila, all (should) works fine.
A: Running OS X Yosemite on a Mac mini and simply hitting the off button on the secondary screen worked just fine. No need to unplug or logoff.
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b3cb28a45555e344bf6ce72b17db70c045854d65 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Steam keeps asking for accessibility features even though is has access? This only happens to me on Yosemite. I gave Steam access as per my previous question. Steam worked fine until the upgrade to Yosemite. What may have changed, and has anyone a clue how to fix that without deinstalling a few terabytes of video games?
A: This seems to be a known bug for Yosemite.
Steam has to be updated to work 100% with compatibility for Yosemite. Just wait for them to fix it.
| Q: Steam keeps asking for accessibility features even though is has access? This only happens to me on Yosemite. I gave Steam access as per my previous question. Steam worked fine until the upgrade to Yosemite. What may have changed, and has anyone a clue how to fix that without deinstalling a few terabytes of video games?
A: This seems to be a known bug for Yosemite.
Steam has to be updated to work 100% with compatibility for Yosemite. Just wait for them to fix it.
A: A temporary fix (requires terminal):
*
*sudo sqlite3 /Library/Application\ Support/com.apple.TCC/Tcc.db 'delete from access where client like "%Steam%"'
*Restart Steam
*Allow steam access in accessibility via UI or something like: sudo sqlite3 /Library/Application\ Support/com.apple.TCC/TCC.db "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO access values ('kTCCServiceAccessibility','com.valvesoftware.steam',0,1,0,NULL);"
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226026d7be90220f042962f019397357da5e001e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Safari 8 Not Clearing Redirect Data So this is a bit complex of a question. I have a domain, and I recently switched it from one host to another. Unfortunately, Safari doesn't realize that, and instead of loading the new server with data on it, it loads the default error page of the old one. It's not a hosting issue -- other browsers are working fine even on my computer.
So the question is this: where does Safari store this data, and how can I destroy it?
Edit: I have cleared Website Data in Preferences, History and Website Data in the Safari menu and Caches in the Develop menu.
A: A posible solution is to Reset DNS Cache.
You can do it with dscacheutil -flushcache. For more info type man dscacheutil on the terminal.
| Q: Safari 8 Not Clearing Redirect Data So this is a bit complex of a question. I have a domain, and I recently switched it from one host to another. Unfortunately, Safari doesn't realize that, and instead of loading the new server with data on it, it loads the default error page of the old one. It's not a hosting issue -- other browsers are working fine even on my computer.
So the question is this: where does Safari store this data, and how can I destroy it?
Edit: I have cleared Website Data in Preferences, History and Website Data in the Safari menu and Caches in the Develop menu.
A: A posible solution is to Reset DNS Cache.
You can do it with dscacheutil -flushcache. For more info type man dscacheutil on the terminal.
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66a0511653b533d43863fe701c5a9a55ba5d7dad | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Disable double-click to maximize in OS X Yosemite In OS X Yosemite, a new feature is that when you double-click on the title bar of an application window, the window will maximize: http://osxdaily.com/2014/10/28/maximize-zoom-windows-os-x-mac/
Is there a way to disable this behavior? I am accidentally double-clicking and maximizing terminal and VirtualBox VM windows, and this sometimes causes problems.
A: Jacob had it right - in this system pref area you can simply uncheck to box, disabling both double-click to minimise & zoom.
System Preferences > Dock > Double-click a window's title bar to...
| Q: Disable double-click to maximize in OS X Yosemite In OS X Yosemite, a new feature is that when you double-click on the title bar of an application window, the window will maximize: http://osxdaily.com/2014/10/28/maximize-zoom-windows-os-x-mac/
Is there a way to disable this behavior? I am accidentally double-clicking and maximizing terminal and VirtualBox VM windows, and this sometimes causes problems.
A: Jacob had it right - in this system pref area you can simply uncheck to box, disabling both double-click to minimise & zoom.
System Preferences > Dock > Double-click a window's title bar to...
A: If a third-party solution is acceptable, the free BetterTouchTool allows you to change the effect of this action.
Here is how to disable the maximize action:
If you'd like to keep the functionality, and just want to avoid accidentally triggering it, consider setting up an action for double-clicking the titlebar while holding a modifier key.
A: While I haven't found a way to turn it off completely, you can make it minimize instead by enabling:
System Preferences > Dock > Double-click a window's title bar to minimize.
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e5ff76c29f491920866b046f69fbf7f56c1621d2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Changing AD names - what to do with Macs with local AD users We will be changing the format of our Active Directory usernames in the near future.
This is going the effect about 200 users with Macs with local home directories.
The main goal is to have the users be able to use a shorter username and we will be changing the Active Directory home folder name as well.
I thought of preemptively changing the full name on the accounts to the new username ahead of the Active Directory changes (I will upgrading RAM on most of these computers soon, so I will have a chance to be hands on) but once the Active Directory name changes are made the renamed Active Directory home folder doesn't appear in it's usual place in the dock.
I am tasked with making this change with minimal impact on users, but I have not found a method yet that doesn't involve me touching every Mac before and after the change.
We are running a mixed 10.8 & 10.9 environment.
| Q: Changing AD names - what to do with Macs with local AD users We will be changing the format of our Active Directory usernames in the near future.
This is going the effect about 200 users with Macs with local home directories.
The main goal is to have the users be able to use a shorter username and we will be changing the Active Directory home folder name as well.
I thought of preemptively changing the full name on the accounts to the new username ahead of the Active Directory changes (I will upgrading RAM on most of these computers soon, so I will have a chance to be hands on) but once the Active Directory name changes are made the renamed Active Directory home folder doesn't appear in it's usual place in the dock.
I am tasked with making this change with minimal impact on users, but I have not found a method yet that doesn't involve me touching every Mac before and after the change.
We are running a mixed 10.8 & 10.9 environment.
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67c4cdf512440dd836ca007b2242520564b2baf8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Keyboard shortcut for switching between buttons in a dialog I was wondering if there is a way, like using the Tab key, to switch with the keyboard between buttons on a dialog box, where a program asks for a decision? (Example below)
A: Tab is supposed to work (and does), but Yosemite seems to have a bug in regard to highlighting which button is selected. The entire button being blue means the button is the default, but there should also be a visual indicator of which button is selected.
You can test that Tab does in fact work. Press Cmd+S to save the page you are looking at right now. Then, in the Save sheet, press Shift+Tab twice, and press Spacebar. The Save sheet will disappear because you selected the Cancel button and executed it (with the Spacebar).
Because of the lack of a visual indicator, unfortunately this is going to be difficult to use until the visual bug is fixed.
| Q: Keyboard shortcut for switching between buttons in a dialog I was wondering if there is a way, like using the Tab key, to switch with the keyboard between buttons on a dialog box, where a program asks for a decision? (Example below)
A: Tab is supposed to work (and does), but Yosemite seems to have a bug in regard to highlighting which button is selected. The entire button being blue means the button is the default, but there should also be a visual indicator of which button is selected.
You can test that Tab does in fact work. Press Cmd+S to save the page you are looking at right now. Then, in the Save sheet, press Shift+Tab twice, and press Spacebar. The Save sheet will disappear because you selected the Cancel button and executed it (with the Spacebar).
Because of the lack of a visual indicator, unfortunately this is going to be difficult to use until the visual bug is fixed.
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5163b8629a3f96682b0104708d592a266f398a9d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can two different App with the same name exist in App Store? Is it possible I use same name but different icon for an App I sumbit to App Store?
A: No, the name of your app as it appears in the App Store must be unique. When creating your app, you will receive the following error if you try to use a name that is already taken:
The Application Name that you provided has already been used. Please provide a unique Application Name.
But the name on the icon can be whatever you want - it can be the same as another app's icon name.
Source: Quora
| Q: Can two different App with the same name exist in App Store? Is it possible I use same name but different icon for an App I sumbit to App Store?
A: No, the name of your app as it appears in the App Store must be unique. When creating your app, you will receive the following error if you try to use a name that is already taken:
The Application Name that you provided has already been used. Please provide a unique Application Name.
But the name on the icon can be whatever you want - it can be the same as another app's icon name.
Source: Quora
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6a1ba939320c24da0d1dad794719bb43944ffe8c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What does "main screen" actually refer to, in battery usage? On iOS 8, there is the battery usage screen showing an estimate of the battery use, per application.
It also has an entry for "Main screen". I assumed it was just displaying the main screen with the icons, but I got 40% of that during night, during which the screen was indeed off.
As such, what does "Main screen" refer to, exactly?
A: From https://www.apple.com/batteries/maximizing-performance/#ios:
Home & Lock Screen. This indicates that the Home screen or Lock screen
was displayed on your device. For example, the display was awakened by
pressing the Home button or by a notification.
*
*If an app frequently wakes your display with notifications, you can turn off push notifications for the app in Settings > Notifications.
Tap App and set Allow Notifications to Off.
| Q: What does "main screen" actually refer to, in battery usage? On iOS 8, there is the battery usage screen showing an estimate of the battery use, per application.
It also has an entry for "Main screen". I assumed it was just displaying the main screen with the icons, but I got 40% of that during night, during which the screen was indeed off.
As such, what does "Main screen" refer to, exactly?
A: From https://www.apple.com/batteries/maximizing-performance/#ios:
Home & Lock Screen. This indicates that the Home screen or Lock screen
was displayed on your device. For example, the display was awakened by
pressing the Home button or by a notification.
*
*If an app frequently wakes your display with notifications, you can turn off push notifications for the app in Settings > Notifications.
Tap App and set Allow Notifications to Off.
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d0cc907acc8bee3316115daf3edb95dd43570957 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mac mini connected display not showing full screen I just got the new Mac Mini and plugged in my display, but it's not showing the full screen.
Here's how it looks like:
Is there any way to fix this?
A: Go to System Preferences → Displays and adjust the Overscan slider (or checkbox, depending on the screen model) so the content fits on the screen. Alternatively, you should be able to change the settings on the display itself to adjust the overscan.
For more information on overscan and underscan, see the Apple KB article:
*
*http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5841
| Q: Mac mini connected display not showing full screen I just got the new Mac Mini and plugged in my display, but it's not showing the full screen.
Here's how it looks like:
Is there any way to fix this?
A: Go to System Preferences → Displays and adjust the Overscan slider (or checkbox, depending on the screen model) so the content fits on the screen. Alternatively, you should be able to change the settings on the display itself to adjust the overscan.
For more information on overscan and underscan, see the Apple KB article:
*
*http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5841
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2bc5fce0c5a19aedc15c319f77c96d017e52d612 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Clearing NVRAM on Yosemite shows password entry When I make the ⌘ Cmd+⌥ Opt+P+R it shows a dialog with lock symbol and to proceed I have to give the password but this way I'm not able to proceed with the resetting of the PRAM. How can I reset the PRAM with this kind of obstacle?
I have a 2008 iMac with Yosemite.
A: You can also from the terminal in Yosemite run:
sudo nvram -c
and then restart the computer.
| Q: Clearing NVRAM on Yosemite shows password entry When I make the ⌘ Cmd+⌥ Opt+P+R it shows a dialog with lock symbol and to proceed I have to give the password but this way I'm not able to proceed with the resetting of the PRAM. How can I reset the PRAM with this kind of obstacle?
I have a 2008 iMac with Yosemite.
A: You can also from the terminal in Yosemite run:
sudo nvram -c
and then restart the computer.
A: This means that a Firmware Password has been set on that Mac. A simple way to disable this is to remove some RAM and restart. Shutdown, replace the RAM, and the Firmware Password will be disabled.
This is the Firmware Password prompt:
A: Most modern machines don't have removable RAM so the often mentioned approach of removing RAM will not work on them. However the terminal command sudo nvram -c will.
You can use the Recovery Partition to remove the firmware password if you know what the password is.
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f6473db1fe72b41775f553c2dc055c669668ba67 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: sandboxd for CUPS backends in Mac OS X Yosemite I am using a custom CUPS backend for printing on Mac OS X. The backend works by forwarding the print data to another machine (using ssh) and feeding the data to the printer from there. For this to work, the backend (implemented as a shell script), needs access to an ssh private key. Problem: since I upgraded to Yosemite, the script can no longer access the file containing the key. Instead I see the following error message on the console:
sandboxd: [...] deny file-read-data /
and
/usr/libexec/cups/backend/.mybackend-ssh/id_dsa: Permission denied
in the CUPS error log file.
How can I inject a file into the sandbox used to isolate CUPS backends?
A: While this doesn't answer the question, I stumbled across this - http://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/MacOS1010YosemiteKnownIssues - when trying to get Tea4CUPS working in OS X 10.10 (I was not able to achieve this):
To get PaperCut working with Mac OS 10.10 in the interim, you’ll need to disable sandboxing. Edit the file /etc/cups/cups-files.conf to include the new line ‘Sandboxing Relaxed’. Then restart CUPS for this to take effect.
sudo sh -c 'echo "Sandboxing Relaxed" >> /etc/cups/cups-files.conf'
sudo launchctl stop org.cups.cupsd
| Q: sandboxd for CUPS backends in Mac OS X Yosemite I am using a custom CUPS backend for printing on Mac OS X. The backend works by forwarding the print data to another machine (using ssh) and feeding the data to the printer from there. For this to work, the backend (implemented as a shell script), needs access to an ssh private key. Problem: since I upgraded to Yosemite, the script can no longer access the file containing the key. Instead I see the following error message on the console:
sandboxd: [...] deny file-read-data /
and
/usr/libexec/cups/backend/.mybackend-ssh/id_dsa: Permission denied
in the CUPS error log file.
How can I inject a file into the sandbox used to isolate CUPS backends?
A: While this doesn't answer the question, I stumbled across this - http://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/MacOS1010YosemiteKnownIssues - when trying to get Tea4CUPS working in OS X 10.10 (I was not able to achieve this):
To get PaperCut working with Mac OS 10.10 in the interim, you’ll need to disable sandboxing. Edit the file /etc/cups/cups-files.conf to include the new line ‘Sandboxing Relaxed’. Then restart CUPS for this to take effect.
sudo sh -c 'echo "Sandboxing Relaxed" >> /etc/cups/cups-files.conf'
sudo launchctl stop org.cups.cupsd
A: After a long debugging session, I have finally solved this problem. In case other people run into the same difficulties, here is what I learned about CUPS backends under Mac OS X Yosemite:
*
*Backends are executable files (in my case, a shell script) in the /usr/libexec/cups/backend/ directory. Information about the print job is passed into these programs via command line arguments ($1=job-id, $2=user, $3=title, $4=copies, $5=options, $6=file) and environment variables (e.g. $DEVICE_URI).
*Backends are executed as user _lp, group _lp, with permissions further restricted by sandboxd. The current directory when the backend is started is the root directory /, but the backend does not have permission to read this directory. Directories which can be read include /usr/libexec/cups/backend/,
/etc/ and subdirectories thereof. Only very restricted (or none at all?) access to the home directory of user _lp (in /var/spool/cups) is permitted.
*My backend requires use of ssh. For this to work, ssh needs to be able to access the private key required to log into the remote server, and a known_hosts file which identifies the remote server. The required key can be placed in /usr/libexec/cups/backend/ or a subdirectory, it must be only readable by the user _lp. It seems that ssh, when started from the CUPS backend, has no permission to access /var/spool/cups/.ssh/, even if this directory exists; thus the known_hosts file must be stored in /etc/, as /etc/ssh_known_hosts. (Note that the ssh manual page incorrectly claims that this should be /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts.)
Edit: On MacOS X 10.11 (El Capitan), ssh now seems to use
the documented location /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts for the known
hosts file. I had to move my file into /etc/ssh/ to make the printer filter
work after the OS upgrade.
*To debug issues like this, using cupsctl --debug-logging is invaluable: After this command is issued, everything written to stderr in the CUPS backend appears in /var/log/cups/error_log. Logging can be switched off again using cupsctl --no-debug-logging. In addition, whenever sandboxd denies an attempted file access, a message like sandboxd[426] ([15998]): sh(15998) deny file-read-data / can be found in /var/log/system.log.
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e2c22930f829d77ca26ec6779bdd877d0511010d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I delete things safely from ~/Library? I am running out of storage space on my 2011 MacBook Air. I was thinking I should clean up before I contemplate adding more storage.
I notice though, that while I have ~30 GB in ~/Documents, ~2 in ~/Movies, ~10 ~/Pictures, I also have ~70 GB in the ~/Library folder.
What can I safely delete (if anything), and what is the best method to delete from this folder?
Here is the result of the cd ~/Library; du -sm * | sort -rn | head -16 script:
46559 Developer
26874 Application Support
23941 Mail
4822 Containers
2030 MobileDevice
1524 Logs
1430 Caches
1371 iTunes
1032 Mobile Documents
229 Safari
65 Dragon Profile.ddictateprofile
40 Keychains
35 Preferences
33 Internet Plug-Ins
29 Mail Downloads
26 Autosave Information
A: To see which folders inside ~/Library use most of the space, run something like
cd ~/Library; du -sm * | sort -rn | head -16
in Terminal which gives you the 16 folders using the most space.
Specific cleanup actions afterwards depend on the folders found.
| Q: Can I delete things safely from ~/Library? I am running out of storage space on my 2011 MacBook Air. I was thinking I should clean up before I contemplate adding more storage.
I notice though, that while I have ~30 GB in ~/Documents, ~2 in ~/Movies, ~10 ~/Pictures, I also have ~70 GB in the ~/Library folder.
What can I safely delete (if anything), and what is the best method to delete from this folder?
Here is the result of the cd ~/Library; du -sm * | sort -rn | head -16 script:
46559 Developer
26874 Application Support
23941 Mail
4822 Containers
2030 MobileDevice
1524 Logs
1430 Caches
1371 iTunes
1032 Mobile Documents
229 Safari
65 Dragon Profile.ddictateprofile
40 Keychains
35 Preferences
33 Internet Plug-Ins
29 Mail Downloads
26 Autosave Information
A: To see which folders inside ~/Library use most of the space, run something like
cd ~/Library; du -sm * | sort -rn | head -16
in Terminal which gives you the 16 folders using the most space.
Specific cleanup actions afterwards depend on the folders found.
A: This question is a bit old now, but I figured I'd add my experience for googling.
While developing BLE applications on 10.11.x versions of Mac OS, I often found that I had to clear BLE data from ~/Library in order to return to a pre-connected/paired state on server (not client) devices.
I began experimenting with ~/Library to reduce bloat on a system where HDD space was running low. Having planned on performing a fresh install anyway, I further experimented by rming the entire ~/Library directory and rebooting. I didn't expect that the system would return to an operational state.
Upon boot I had to log back into iCloud, set up Slack, set preferences on keyboard, trackpad, terminal, browser, programs, etc..
The system survived and is still running great. After all settings were back in place, a df -h showed that I reclaimed about 16GB.
I understand that this could be a hugely risky move depending on what applications are installed and your level of comfort with losing data/time. In my case the user account was not valued and the machine was pending complete format. However, with it being a somewhat loaded dev machine, I was surprised to find that the system was surprisingly tolerant of the complete removal of ~/Library.
A: I had a huge (300gb+) ~Library. The culprit was Steam games that were living in /Users/_myusername_/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common.
To figure out what games were taking up the most space and remove them:
*
*I jumped into my library: cd ~/Library/"Application Support"/Steam/steamapps/common
*Figured out the biggest files: du -sm * | sort -rn | head -16
*Opened the Steam application and deleted those games which then removed the files.
What a pain.
A: ~/Library is where all your apps store their prefs, how you want them to work for you.
It would generally be unwise to start playing in there without being certain of what you are doing....
That said, some apps can store large cache files in there, others may be folders for apps you long-since deleted - those would be safe candidates.
70GB is a pretty big lib, btw, mine is only 30GB & I'm a heavy user.
I'd still be very, very careful in there, but maybe try something like Grand Perspective to see what the largest users are. (There's another similar tool I can't right now remember the name of. If someone remembers & drops it in comments, that would be very nice)
Another way to hone down the largest users would be...
*
*Open the ~/Library folder, set to List View
*Hit Cmd/J for View Options & set to 'Calculate all sizes' [this may take a while]
*Back in the ~/Lib folder, set to sort by Size from the column headers.
*Application Support is usually the largest by quite some margin, so
*Cmd/double click that & repeat the process...
A: If you’ve deleted applications/programs, and they have leftovers in the Library/Application Support/ folder, then it is probably safe to clean out that program’s Library/Application Support/ subfolder. If, for example, I wanted to remove Firefox’s old data after uninstalling, I would go to Finder’s search box and type firefox. Make sure the search is set to This Mac, then click the plus button underneath the search box to add System Files and are included. You’ll get a mix of small files and directories as a result (ideally). The folders are what you want to focus on. Clicking on a folder should show its path at the bottom of the finder window. If a Firefox folder is in USER/Library/Application Support/ I just delete the folder. Deleting the folder will also delete its content, so you may see your total number of search results drop as a consequence.
That being said, be careful. If in doubt, don’t delete it without referring to that programs documentation.
A: From what is in /System/Library/User Template/Library, here is what ~/Library contains when you create a brand new user.
Almost all entries are empty directories.
Therefore, you can safely delete everything in ~/Library. Of course you'll lose all preferences you may have set, etc.
Library
Library/.localized
Library/Application Support
Library/Assistants
Library/Audio
Library/Audio/MIDI Drivers
Library/Audio/Plug-Ins
Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components
Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Digidesign
Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST
Library/Audio/Sounds
Library/Audio/Sounds/Alerts
Library/Audio/Sounds/Banks
Library/ColorPickers
Library/Compositions
Library/Compositions/.localized
Library/Favorites
Library/Favorites/.localized
Library/FontCollections
Library/FontCollections/Fixed Width.collection
Library/FontCollections/Fun.collection
Library/FontCollections/Modern.collection
Library/FontCollections/PDF.collection
Library/FontCollections/Traditional.collection
Library/FontCollections/Web.collection
Library/Fonts
Library/iMovie
Library/iMovie/Plug-ins
Library/iMovie/Sound Effects
Library/Input Methods
Library/Input Methods/.localized
Library/Internet Plug-Ins
Library/Keyboard Layouts
Library/Preferences
Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist
Library/Preferences/com.apple.symbolichotkeys.plist
Library/Printers
Library/Screen Savers
Library/Sounds
Library/Voices
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4236cd790908c0d56e5b955cf628a2ef675ea5d6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Persistent do not disturb toggle in Yosemite possible? When Do Not Disturb is on it shows in Notification Center.
When it's off, no toggle.
I just want it there all the time so I can flick it on while I focus for an hour or so.
Anyone know how to make that happen?
A: Scroll up the Notification Center to reveal the switch.
| Q: Persistent do not disturb toggle in Yosemite possible? When Do Not Disturb is on it shows in Notification Center.
When it's off, no toggle.
I just want it there all the time so I can flick it on while I focus for an hour or so.
Anyone know how to make that happen?
A: Scroll up the Notification Center to reveal the switch.
A: You may notice that the notification center icon is greyed out when DND is active. You can also option + click the notification center icon to toggle DND on/off.
A: You can also ENABLE the keyboard shortcut for it.
To do so go to the syst pref keyboard shortcuts.
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dbc2b4c04784a0b7b014a66837ca47b2c95743fa | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Paste to Subfolder in Finder List View Is it possible to paste a file to a subfolder in Finder with the keyboard?
I can paste into it with the mouse (using the paste command from the context menu) but CMD-V will always paste to the parent folder:
I'm looking for a solution where I don't have to go into the subfolder before I paste.
A: Basically, your way of viewing the folders in the OS means that in the over-arching parent folder that you opened the finder window in will be the folder that it detects you to be in causing your CMD+V to paste into this folder.
Even if you've expanded sub-folders the OS has made it so that in this viewing format you haven't actually entered the folder so the paste still occurs in the highest parent folder.
Try opening the folder with a double click on the folder name or change your viewing format to columns so checking the contents of folders, like it seems like you want to, is easy but pasting to specific places becomes possible.
| Q: Paste to Subfolder in Finder List View Is it possible to paste a file to a subfolder in Finder with the keyboard?
I can paste into it with the mouse (using the paste command from the context menu) but CMD-V will always paste to the parent folder:
I'm looking for a solution where I don't have to go into the subfolder before I paste.
A: Basically, your way of viewing the folders in the OS means that in the over-arching parent folder that you opened the finder window in will be the folder that it detects you to be in causing your CMD+V to paste into this folder.
Even if you've expanded sub-folders the OS has made it so that in this viewing format you haven't actually entered the folder so the paste still occurs in the highest parent folder.
Try opening the folder with a double click on the folder name or change your viewing format to columns so checking the contents of folders, like it seems like you want to, is easy but pasting to specific places becomes possible.
A: So I just tried it.
I have to move the focus from the Finders sidebar by double clicking on the Test folder and that will open a new tab, new finder window.
Then highlight the test-1 and use cmd-v
Means, as long you have a Folder highlighted in the Finders sidebar it will copy it there.
A: 7 years later …
https://youtu.be/BYCfnmGA8yA
You can use Keyboard Maestro to achieve this. It’s an fantastic app to tailor all your customisation needs.
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e75f1b8a73a98ad8717c88cf36c14c0ab118feec | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I delete or fix my Keychain after changing my password? How do I reset my main keychain and completely delete the old one?
I changed my password and its been coming up with all of these popups asking for my new password when I first login.
If anyone can help with updating my keychain I would appreciate it or you can just help me completely delete and reset it.
A: Previous answers didn't work for me. Apple Tech Support solution that works in removing the keychains completely :
*
*Go to Finder page : Choose GO, Choose Library, Choose Preferences
*Move all reference to keychain to Trash bin.
*Reboot iMac and when prompted to change or reset Keychain
*Choose Change Keychain
*Reboot system & NO MORE PROMPT FOR Keychain password!!
| Q: How do I delete or fix my Keychain after changing my password? How do I reset my main keychain and completely delete the old one?
I changed my password and its been coming up with all of these popups asking for my new password when I first login.
If anyone can help with updating my keychain I would appreciate it or you can just help me completely delete and reset it.
A: Previous answers didn't work for me. Apple Tech Support solution that works in removing the keychains completely :
*
*Go to Finder page : Choose GO, Choose Library, Choose Preferences
*Move all reference to keychain to Trash bin.
*Reboot iMac and when prompted to change or reset Keychain
*Choose Change Keychain
*Reboot system & NO MORE PROMPT FOR Keychain password!!
A: Try running Keychain's Repair Tool by opening Keychain from your /Applications/Utilities folder, then from the menu bar choose Keychain Access, then Keychain First Aid, then enter your password, verify then start it. If there are any problems click Repair then Start. (via Apple Support)
If that doesn't work then try Resetting your Keychain.
Via Apple's Instructions you just need to do these steps:
*
*Open Keychain Access, which is in the Utilities folder within the Applications folder.
*From the Keychain Access menu, choose Preferences.
*Click General, then click Reset My Default Keychain.
*Authenticate with your account login password.
*Quit Keychain Access then Restart your computer.
A: Along the same lines:
"You can safely delete the Keychains folder (or just the folders inside it) in your home directory
eg. /Users/yourusername/Library/Keychains
this folder can be deleted. It will be recreated on login."
Or you can access the Library folder by going to Finder >> Go and holding down the option key.
This worked perfectly for me.
Source:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2355503?tstart=0
Make sure you restart the computer after deleting the folder before doing anything else Very Important!!
A: Synchronise your user account and keychain passwords!
The password of your macOS user account might not match the password of your login keychain. To resolve this, you can either replace your keychain and create a new login keychain, or you can update the old keychain with your new password.
This can happen after you or your Mac administrator resets the password of your macOS user account. You Mac might then ask you to update your keychain password or enter the password of your login keychain. It might also tell you that the system was unable to unlock your login keychain. That's because your login keychain is still using your old password.
If you don't know your old password, the solution is to create a new login keychain.
If you do know your old password, use that password to update your existing login keychain:
*
*Open the Keychain Access app, which is in the the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.
*From the Edit menu, choose “Change Password for Keychain 'login.'”
*Enter the old password of your user account in the Current Password field. This is the password you were using before the password was reset.
*Enter the new password of your user account in the New Password field. This is the password you're now using to log in to your Mac. Enter the same password in the Verify field.
*Click OK when done, then quit Keychain Access.
Taken from Mac support.
A: In High Sierra, my login keychain was stuck on the previous password. I tried to set it in Keychain Access but the item in the Edit menu was greyed out.
I found a suggestion on https://www.jamf.com/jamf-nation/discussions/28449/change-password-for-keychain-login-greyed-out to use the security command-line utility in the Terminal to set the keychain password to my new login password. Just security set-keychain-password with no further arguments failed after asking for the old and new password, but I then discovered with security default-keychain the full path name to my login keychain:
bash$ security default-keychain
"/Users/myself/Library/Keychains/login.keychain-db"
bash$ security set-keychain-password "/Users/myself/Library/Keychains/login.keychain-db"
Old Password:
New Password:
Retype New Password:
bash$
You would obviously replace myself with your login name, or copy-paste the result from default-keychain if it looks radically different from mine. (You can save yourself the copy/paste with security default-keychain | xargs security set-keychain-password.)
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3666c0751c14c1977fd222fc0ed960e2cd61109b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I display GMT on my iPad's world clock? I have an iPad running iOS 8.1. Can I include a world clock pane with GMT? I see London as an option, but it appears that it adjusts for DST.
A: I think I found a answer. If you set the clock for Reykjavík, Iceland, it matched GMT a year round. If any answer can make the clock labeled something more like Greenwich Mean Time or UTC or something like that, I'd prefer such an answer to my own.
| Q: Can I display GMT on my iPad's world clock? I have an iPad running iOS 8.1. Can I include a world clock pane with GMT? I see London as an option, but it appears that it adjusts for DST.
A: I think I found a answer. If you set the clock for Reykjavík, Iceland, it matched GMT a year round. If any answer can make the clock labeled something more like Greenwich Mean Time or UTC or something like that, I'd prefer such an answer to my own.
A: Select UTC instead of a city. (Strictly GMT no longer exists.)
A: You can edit the source of the world clock widget to add UTC (or name it GMT if you prefer).
cd /Library/Widgets
sudo vi WorldClock.js
Then, in the Europe section, add the line:
{city:'UTC', offset:0, timezone:'UTC', id:"2647937"},
You may need to remove and recreate any existing clocks in your dashboard for UTC to show up in the list.
A: Alter GMT to Zulu Time. Zulu time is just an Americanism to avoid the of GMT. It also easier under fire to state 0140 zulu than 0140 GHT
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2914323da4b60161733b5f2fc40dd0914317005d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it safe to uninstall SIMBL agent on Yosemite? I'm running the most resent version of Yosemite and have noticed something called SIMBL Agent in the login items setting. I've tried to remove it but when I do it my computer locks up and I can't get rid of it. I've done some research into and I'm just wondering if someone knows how to get rid of it. I've read that it's something to do with Apple developers.
A: The easiest way to uninstall SIMBL is to run the its bundled uninstaller.
You can get a copy from the official website.
After the uninstallation check if these folders are present:
*
*~/Library/Application Support/SIMBL
*/Library/Application Support/SIMBL
If they are present you can easily delete them.
Since OS X 10.11+ SIMBL gets broken due to the introduction of SIP by Apple (System Integrity Protection).
There is no need to disable SIP before the process and re-enable it later.
| Q: Is it safe to uninstall SIMBL agent on Yosemite? I'm running the most resent version of Yosemite and have noticed something called SIMBL Agent in the login items setting. I've tried to remove it but when I do it my computer locks up and I can't get rid of it. I've done some research into and I'm just wondering if someone knows how to get rid of it. I've read that it's something to do with Apple developers.
A: The easiest way to uninstall SIMBL is to run the its bundled uninstaller.
You can get a copy from the official website.
After the uninstallation check if these folders are present:
*
*~/Library/Application Support/SIMBL
*/Library/Application Support/SIMBL
If they are present you can easily delete them.
Since OS X 10.11+ SIMBL gets broken due to the introduction of SIP by Apple (System Integrity Protection).
There is no need to disable SIP before the process and re-enable it later.
A: SIMBL is an app to "hack" (inject) code in OS X (eg: add plugins to the Finder etc).
If your computer is yours (not controled by an adminsys or you company (if relevant)) it should be safe to remove it.
And since latest version of OS X (10.11) is sort of broken due to the introduction of SIP by Apple (System Integrity Protection).
To uninstall SIMBL you can do the following
Uninstall SIMBL on OS X 10.11
Disable SIP
*
*Shutdown your computer
*Restart by holding cmd+r
*Start recovery partition
*Start “Terminal” from the menubar
*$ csrutil disable; reboot
Source: http://osxdaily.com/2015/10/05/disable-rootless-system-integrity-protection-mac-os-x/
Uninstall SIMBL
$ locate SIMBL | sudo xargs rm -rf
Source: https://superuser.com/a/421002/381999
Enable SIP back
*
*Shutdown your computer
*Restart by holding cmd+r
*Start recovery partition
*Start “Terminal” from the menubar
*$ csrutil enable; reboot
Et voilà! Now SIMBL and all plugins have been completely removed from your computer, and SIP is still enabled.
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f6cba965a558f50712d7cbddddb7c3f4b22d7ae5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Start Apache httpd on boot Since upgrading to Yosemite, Apache httpd is no longer started at boot time.
I've tried: sudo launchctl load org.apache.httpd.plist but I'm getting a service is disabled error.
I've modified the plist file and set Disabled key to NO but I still get the error. What am I missing here?
A: I found a solution to your problem here.
Using Terminal "How do I make Apache start automatically":
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist
You were close to the solution just needed the -w override.
the -w Overrides the Disabled key and sets it to false.
| Q: Start Apache httpd on boot Since upgrading to Yosemite, Apache httpd is no longer started at boot time.
I've tried: sudo launchctl load org.apache.httpd.plist but I'm getting a service is disabled error.
I've modified the plist file and set Disabled key to NO but I still get the error. What am I missing here?
A: I found a solution to your problem here.
Using Terminal "How do I make Apache start automatically":
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist
You were close to the solution just needed the -w override.
the -w Overrides the Disabled key and sets it to false.
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142e8557f0e52924d92863fee0a8205cf013245f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to fix brew after OSX upgrade to Yosemite? I faced some issue with Homebrew. I upgraded to Yosemite. After the upgrade, homebrew seems to be broken.
I would run any brew command and get this error
/usr/local/bin/brew: /usr/local/Library/brew.rb: /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/bin/ruby: bad interpreter: No such file or directory
/usr/local/bin/brew: line 26: /usr/local/Library/brew.rb: Undefined error: 0
How to resolve it?
A: I found this solution:
That link describes it well, but in case the link goes down, here is what you need to do: Type these commands into your Terminal:
cd /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions
sudo ln -s Current 1.8
brew update
sudo rm 1.8
| Q: How to fix brew after OSX upgrade to Yosemite? I faced some issue with Homebrew. I upgraded to Yosemite. After the upgrade, homebrew seems to be broken.
I would run any brew command and get this error
/usr/local/bin/brew: /usr/local/Library/brew.rb: /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/bin/ruby: bad interpreter: No such file or directory
/usr/local/bin/brew: line 26: /usr/local/Library/brew.rb: Undefined error: 0
How to resolve it?
A: I found this solution:
That link describes it well, but in case the link goes down, here is what you need to do: Type these commands into your Terminal:
cd /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions
sudo ln -s Current 1.8
brew update
sudo rm 1.8
A: If you fix the ruby problem and then hit a problem where you are told that the system thinks you are running tiger or an older release, the fix for that is here
A: I decided to look this up and found that there is an issue. The issue is closed but it is not possible to simply run brew update because you will still get the same error.
So here is what you need to do:
cd /usr/local/Library
git pull origin master
In case you have changes in the directory (/usr/local/Library), the git pull will throw an error. In that case, you'll have to fetch the master branch and set it forcibly as master:
git fetch --all
git reset --hard origin/master
This will upgrade your homebrew and you can use brew again.
If you installed Homebrew as a non-root user, you'll need to cd to /Users/yourusername/homebrew/Library instead of /usr/local/Library.
A: The version and location of Ruby changed with the new Mac OS X version.
To fix this in a generic way, edit /usr/local/Library/brew.rb.
On the first line, replace 1.8 with Current, i.e. from:
#!/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/bin/ruby -W0
to:
#!/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/Current/usr/bin/ruby -W0
A: I first tried the highest rated answer an then hit another issue. After that I kind of gave up on fixing it since I had just a couple packages installed. Maybe others are in this boat as well.
While these are all excellent answers, for me it was simpler to just to re-install brew.
First, I ran the instructions on:
http://brew.sh/
which directed me to first uninstall, and printed a command line. I ran that command line to uninstall, then re-installed, and everything was fine.
I don't want to print the specific commands, as they tend to change a bit as brew adjust how things are installed.
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972a13bd97364214597aa8642f27336ff393fd71 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Green text "Profile" appears on login? (OSX Yosemite) Whenever I login to my machine some green text appears in the top left saying "Profile".
It has done this since OSX Mavericks too.
Here's a screenshot:
A: Definitely Razer's Synapse software telling you which profile is currently active, as it starts on login, it pop's up on login. It also shows up on profile changes e.g. when you have profiles for different applications, it pops up every time you change to those applications.
Very annoying behaviour and I'd love to find a way to disable that crap (maybe an empty name works, otherwise there's always Controller Mate)
| Q: Green text "Profile" appears on login? (OSX Yosemite) Whenever I login to my machine some green text appears in the top left saying "Profile".
It has done this since OSX Mavericks too.
Here's a screenshot:
A: Definitely Razer's Synapse software telling you which profile is currently active, as it starts on login, it pop's up on login. It also shows up on profile changes e.g. when you have profiles for different applications, it pops up every time you change to those applications.
Very annoying behaviour and I'd love to find a way to disable that crap (maybe an empty name works, otherwise there's always Controller Mate)
A: This happens because of Razr's mouse and keyboard software that allows you to designate profiles for key bindings. The profile that is being used is displayed in green text in the corner of the screen on when logging in.
A: That looks like it may be coming from your monitor and not Mac OS. It's possible that when you login a change in the display settings is triggering your monitor to change "profiles".
I would look through your monitor settings using the buttons on the monitor itself.
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e5d16f47e3881cd43a1c28f782618dff7c090713 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Make a python program an application I would like to make a Python program executable, like in Windows, when you use a program like cx_Freeze to make Python programs become .exe. I would like to do the same for Mac, I would like to make it an app...
I know I can put as first line of the file, a sheebang, or that I can change the mode of the file, but this does not make the program an independent application...
A: You might want to take a look at Platypus. It is a developer tool for OS X that lets you wrap your Python/Perl/shell/etc script with an application framework that makes your Python script appear and run like it was a native OS X application.
Though I believe you can do the same thing with Automator, there are a few extra nice things about Platypus from what I remember. For example, you can create a custom icon for the application where I think Automator's output would probably have to be modified after the fact.
| Q: Make a python program an application I would like to make a Python program executable, like in Windows, when you use a program like cx_Freeze to make Python programs become .exe. I would like to do the same for Mac, I would like to make it an app...
I know I can put as first line of the file, a sheebang, or that I can change the mode of the file, but this does not make the program an independent application...
A: You might want to take a look at Platypus. It is a developer tool for OS X that lets you wrap your Python/Perl/shell/etc script with an application framework that makes your Python script appear and run like it was a native OS X application.
Though I believe you can do the same thing with Automator, there are a few extra nice things about Platypus from what I remember. For example, you can create a custom icon for the application where I think Automator's output would probably have to be modified after the fact.
A: You can do that with Automator.
*
*Open Automator up
*Create a new "Application" document
*Add a "shell script" action to your workflow
*Your shell script should look like this:
*Save it wherever! You can put it in ~/Applications for example.
A: *
*Open automator
*Add a 'run shell' action
*There should be a drop down list that says '/bin/bash' click and switch to /usr/bin/python
*write your text and your set!!!
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512729e28fa83391e4e00c45b7874b6664867934 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do you turn on "show pre-release updates" in yosemite? I accidentally turn off "Show Pre-Release Updates" settings in the system preferences. Change option does not appear in the relevant section.
What is your suggestion?
A: @Marksorry I can't comment your question directly, since I'd need 50 reputation to do so.For your question: Wen you quit your subscription for the seeds you basically uninstall a program on your Mac. You can re-download that program directly from Apple and install it. Since the Beta-Progamm is linked to your Apple-ID you have to log in with it. Once you downloaded that file (YosemiteBetaAccessUtility.dmg) you simply install it and you have access for the Pre-Release Updates again. Just open Appstore and install the updates.I found the file with the following steps:
*
*Go to appleseed.apple.com
*Click "first steps with OS X Yosemite Beta"
*Scroll down the site till you find the button where you can download the Beta Access Utility.
*Download and install
*Restart if needed and it's finished
| Q: How do you turn on "show pre-release updates" in yosemite? I accidentally turn off "Show Pre-Release Updates" settings in the system preferences. Change option does not appear in the relevant section.
What is your suggestion?
A: @Marksorry I can't comment your question directly, since I'd need 50 reputation to do so.For your question: Wen you quit your subscription for the seeds you basically uninstall a program on your Mac. You can re-download that program directly from Apple and install it. Since the Beta-Progamm is linked to your Apple-ID you have to log in with it. Once you downloaded that file (YosemiteBetaAccessUtility.dmg) you simply install it and you have access for the Pre-Release Updates again. Just open Appstore and install the updates.I found the file with the following steps:
*
*Go to appleseed.apple.com
*Click "first steps with OS X Yosemite Beta"
*Scroll down the site till you find the button where you can download the Beta Access Utility.
*Download and install
*Restart if needed and it's finished
A: The option you are referring to was listed as "Your computer is set to receive pre-release Software Update seeds" with a button labeled Change next to it. By clicking Change, you could opt into or out of the OS X Public Beta Program.
However, Yosemite is no longer in beta, and therefore the option was removed from the final release.
Edit: This information is out of date as it seems the OS X Yosemite Public Beta has been reopened.
A: The download file can be found here.
You'll have to log in via your Apple-ID.
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f62b42b6ccc9bddb79df4695520cc71555491eaa | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can you use iMac Retina 5K as external monitor for a MacBook Pro? I remember when thunderbolt came out there was a lot of discussion of how it had interesting magical bi-directional capabilities.
Does that mean there is a way to use an iMac Retina 5K as an external, secondary monitor for a recent MacBook Pro?
A: I have the iMac Retina 5k and can confirm that it doesn't support Target Display Mode. However, there's no problem with using thunderbolt bridge and screen sharing, i.e. "same same but different" ;)
| Q: Can you use iMac Retina 5K as external monitor for a MacBook Pro? I remember when thunderbolt came out there was a lot of discussion of how it had interesting magical bi-directional capabilities.
Does that mean there is a way to use an iMac Retina 5K as an external, secondary monitor for a recent MacBook Pro?
A: I have the iMac Retina 5k and can confirm that it doesn't support Target Display Mode. However, there's no problem with using thunderbolt bridge and screen sharing, i.e. "same same but different" ;)
A: According to Apple, no. The iMac Retina 5K does not support Target Display Mode.
Note that the iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) does not support Target Display Mode.
You can see it here.
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7562197ff80a9fa2e222d3b024bf3d1cdc060d1c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: AutoHotkey Equivalent for OS X? Is there an equivalent product/method for AutoHotkey. For those that don't know, its a product that allows you to program your mouse movements and keyboard. This allows me to "macro" certain functions on programs instead of having to do it manually. In the old days they used to call them keyboard stuffers. But that is only half of the solution as I need a "mouse movement" stuffer as well.
Is there such a beast?
A: I use BetterTouchTools. It can emulate button pressees, mouse clicks, lots of useful functions depending on the currently open application.
Ex: F1 in evernote makes text bold, F2 makes text bigger, F3 selects the whole line:
BetterTouchTools was free until very recently. Now it switched to a 'pay as much as you like' model with a minimum of ~2 dollars or so.
However, it's a GUI based automater, it doesn't have the programming features that Autohotkey has. You can however combine multiple actions like activating a window, press a button, hide a window again etc..
| Q: AutoHotkey Equivalent for OS X? Is there an equivalent product/method for AutoHotkey. For those that don't know, its a product that allows you to program your mouse movements and keyboard. This allows me to "macro" certain functions on programs instead of having to do it manually. In the old days they used to call them keyboard stuffers. But that is only half of the solution as I need a "mouse movement" stuffer as well.
Is there such a beast?
A: I use BetterTouchTools. It can emulate button pressees, mouse clicks, lots of useful functions depending on the currently open application.
Ex: F1 in evernote makes text bold, F2 makes text bigger, F3 selects the whole line:
BetterTouchTools was free until very recently. Now it switched to a 'pay as much as you like' model with a minimum of ~2 dollars or so.
However, it's a GUI based automater, it doesn't have the programming features that Autohotkey has. You can however combine multiple actions like activating a window, press a button, hide a window again etc..
A: Check out Hammerspoon. It seems to be very fully featured and — like AutoHotkey — offers a programmatic way to do all sorts of OSX automation, in addition to key binding/remapping.
(It takes a plugin based approach. Karabiner, mentioned in an answer above, can be used as a plugin too allowing its functionality to be enhanced in all sorts of ways.)
http://www.hammerspoon.org/
A: I recommend Keyboard Maestro which lets you set up macros with various actions that can be triggered with keyboard shortcuts or other triggers.
A: I use Karabiner. It is a bit of a pain to customize (it uses XML), but it is just as powerful as AHK. It can also move the mouse.
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53497e06b739b5c0f110ea9abb5b50339f399ba5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to remove App from iTunes Connect? Accidentally I used wrong naming convention for my Bundle ID in my App, and I want to delete that App from iTunes Connect, is it somehow possible? I already removed from developer.apple.com > Identifier > App IDs that certain Bundle ID. What else I can do?
App is still in Prepare for Submission state.
A: New feature is added by Apple to delete an app from iTunesConnect. For details, refer to this help document:
Delete an app from your account
| Q: Is there a way to remove App from iTunes Connect? Accidentally I used wrong naming convention for my Bundle ID in my App, and I want to delete that App from iTunes Connect, is it somehow possible? I already removed from developer.apple.com > Identifier > App IDs that certain Bundle ID. What else I can do?
App is still in Prepare for Submission state.
A: New feature is added by Apple to delete an app from iTunesConnect. For details, refer to this help document:
Delete an app from your account
A: While you can't delete an app that has not been approved, you can edit and reuse the same app record for a new app.
When I talked to Apple's Developer Support team about a previously rejected and abandoned app in our account, this is the method they suggested as it is possible to edit the bundle identifier, app name and all existing assets prior to submitting for review, essentially making a new app record out of the old one.
We did this, noting the circumstances of the previous rejection in the App Review section and that they did not apply to the new app, and were able to successfully reuse the old record.
A: There is no way to do it. To delete an app, this must be approved first.
Apps that have not been approved yet can't be deleted.
Transferring and Deleting Apps
A: There are two way to do it. To delete an app from App Store Connect, this must be approved first.
=> Application Successfully updated and rejectd
*
*Provide all details of application and mention Apple ID in mail
*Send mail to [email protected]
*It will take 2-4 days to remove
Note: The mail should be send from your register mail-id.
=> Application Approved
Check the below like it will show you in details.
*
*https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21461735/how-to-delete-an-app-from-itunesconnect
A: Actually there is a way to hide it on App Store.
*
*login to your developer console
*choose your app
*availability and pricing
*set the availability to "remove from sale"
It does hide your app on iTunes for all new users. Remember, the old users who downloaded that version of app still have access to it.
Thanks,
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e8030532e59fa09850ccc57a495ff745516d84f8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where are system UI image files stored? On OS X Yosemite, where are the image files for system UI elements such as buttons, sliders, menus, traffic lights, etc. stored?
A: The resources are stored at
/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemAppearance.bundle/Contents/Resources
Note there is currently no known way to extract the art from the .car files, as far as I can tell.
| Q: Where are system UI image files stored? On OS X Yosemite, where are the image files for system UI elements such as buttons, sliders, menus, traffic lights, etc. stored?
A: The resources are stored at
/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemAppearance.bundle/Contents/Resources
Note there is currently no known way to extract the art from the .car files, as far as I can tell.
A: ThemeEngine is an open source utility that can open and modify these themes.
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4a006674ea96fb2f62629b244b402ab875ba6e28 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can't Update Yosemite "Show Details" loop I was on the Yosemite Developer Preview all summer and now I can't install OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 7 1.0
1) It alerts me that there is an update (everyday)
2) I open the App Store and click Updates
3) OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 7 1.0 is listed as available
4) Click UPDATE
5) Restarting Your Computer prompt appears and I click restart
6) Available updates have changed appears and when I click Show Details the alert hides
7) Back to step 3
Any help would appreciated
| Q: Can't Update Yosemite "Show Details" loop I was on the Yosemite Developer Preview all summer and now I can't install OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 7 1.0
1) It alerts me that there is an update (everyday)
2) I open the App Store and click Updates
3) OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 7 1.0 is listed as available
4) Click UPDATE
5) Restarting Your Computer prompt appears and I click restart
6) Available updates have changed appears and when I click Show Details the alert hides
7) Back to step 3
Any help would appreciated
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37b3fa4431f34b869f73d5f73ab8690afbe1cab9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to download all photos and videos stored in iCloud? I'm a mac user. Latest yosemite and itunes installed on my mac. Want to download all data from iCloud photo library and to disable auto upload future. Is there any way to download all photos and videos all at once?
A:
In iPhoto or Aperture preferences on your Mac, select Photos (or Photo Stream) > My Photo Stream > Automatic Import. All of your photo stream photos will import into your Events, Projects, Photos, Faces, and Places folders in iPhoto or Aperture.
From My Photo Stream FAQ
| Q: How to download all photos and videos stored in iCloud? I'm a mac user. Latest yosemite and itunes installed on my mac. Want to download all data from iCloud photo library and to disable auto upload future. Is there any way to download all photos and videos all at once?
A:
In iPhoto or Aperture preferences on your Mac, select Photos (or Photo Stream) > My Photo Stream > Automatic Import. All of your photo stream photos will import into your Events, Projects, Photos, Faces, and Places folders in iPhoto or Aperture.
From My Photo Stream FAQ
A: There's a way to do it documented on Tom's Guide
How to Download Your Photos From iCloud
https://www.tomsguide.com/us/how-to-download-icloud-photos,news-24697.html
It's also linked on this Apple Discussion
Download all your iCloud photos
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7908422
If you're on a Windows PC it walks you through installing iCloud for Windows and then configuring it to include Photos, login with your AppleID
There is one very unsatisfactory aspect to the cloud solution which has to do with the file attributes. If you look at the image I just downloaded from my iCloud Photos the creating and modification dates are all wiped out to today's date. I have to instead rely on the image's internal metadata creation date to reconcile this. For video mp4 files there is no such metadata. This wouldn't be so bad if Apple made the sensible choice to timestamp their filenames like you see on Android.
Same story on my Mac
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d6a01e3cdcf4b50f0f87812873c2ec9d13284e5b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Safari Web Developer Tools - how to edit a cookie? Is it possible to edit cookie values in Safari, either by using the Web Developer tool or another 3rd party extension?
A: You cannot use Safari's Web Developer tools to edit cookies (at least not yet?).
Entries in this table are read-only; if you want to edit a cookie’s value, you need to do so with the document.cookie object in JavaScript (you can use the Quick Console at the bottom of the content browser to modify the cookie and see the results update in real time). Pressing the Delete key while a cookie is selected deletes the cookie.
Ref: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/AppleApplications/Conceptual/Safari_Developer_Guide/ResourcesandtheDOM/ResourcesandtheDOM.html
| Q: Safari Web Developer Tools - how to edit a cookie? Is it possible to edit cookie values in Safari, either by using the Web Developer tool or another 3rd party extension?
A: You cannot use Safari's Web Developer tools to edit cookies (at least not yet?).
Entries in this table are read-only; if you want to edit a cookie’s value, you need to do so with the document.cookie object in JavaScript (you can use the Quick Console at the bottom of the content browser to modify the cookie and see the results update in real time). Pressing the Delete key while a cookie is selected deletes the cookie.
Ref: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/AppleApplications/Conceptual/Safari_Developer_Guide/ResourcesandtheDOM/ResourcesandtheDOM.html
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ff57aa1b81b5f44758839e9445e436b1c4635217 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: VPN Auto connect Notification I have implemented a VPN auto connect option via Applescript [see code]. It works like a charme there's only one problem. Every time when i open my MacBook I get this [see printscreen] notification. A few seconds later it reconnects as it should. How can I stop that notification from showing up? It's very annoying.
on idle
tell application "System Events"
tell current location of network preferences
set myConnection to the service "my vpn name"
if myConnection is not null then
if current configuration of myConnection is not connected then
connect myConnection
end if
end if
end tell
return 120
end tell end idle
A: The problem comes because the VPN server is killing the connection sometime after the mac goes to sleep.
Try disconnecting the VPN before going to sleep, automatically, using sleepwatcher as described in this Q&A.
| Q: VPN Auto connect Notification I have implemented a VPN auto connect option via Applescript [see code]. It works like a charme there's only one problem. Every time when i open my MacBook I get this [see printscreen] notification. A few seconds later it reconnects as it should. How can I stop that notification from showing up? It's very annoying.
on idle
tell application "System Events"
tell current location of network preferences
set myConnection to the service "my vpn name"
if myConnection is not null then
if current configuration of myConnection is not connected then
connect myConnection
end if
end if
end tell
return 120
end tell end idle
A: The problem comes because the VPN server is killing the connection sometime after the mac goes to sleep.
Try disconnecting the VPN before going to sleep, automatically, using sleepwatcher as described in this Q&A.
A: I created a script and launch agent to accomplish the same thing. This method avoids that message(tested on OS X 10.11.3). The agent calls a shell script every 30 seconds and tries to ping an IP address that is static on the vpn network. If it cannot ping that IP it enables your vpn connection.
If you did this through an Apple Script App, the app icon will always be in your dock. I prefer to have this running automatically in the background.
Clone the project below and follow the directions in the readme. The end result is an installer package that will place a launch agent plist file in /Library/LaunchAgents/ and a shell script in /Library/Application Support/melonsmasher/.
Be sure to edit the shell script(auto-vpn) with your VPN connection name and an IP address that is on the VPN network. You can change the run interval in the plist file(com.melonsmasher.autovpn.plist).
https://github.com/MelonSmasher/OSX-AutoVPN
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2d7a58fecb3472b745cabd9c454bb7fb984789f6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Lock Screen Notifications Without Content? Is there a way to have lock screen notifications which notify only that an activity has happened (SMS message, Facebook message, etc.) but doesn't show the content of that activity? (I suspect there isn't, but thought I'd ask just to make sure.)
The idea behind this is that sometimes incoming messages contain personal or otherwise private information. And while I'd like to have visible alerts that messages have arrived, I don't want that information displayed without being able to unlock the device.
A: Specifically for SMS/iMessage...
Settings > Notifications > Messages ... 'Show Previews'
That option doesn't exist for Facebook, though as I don't allow Facebook to push notify my phone I'm not sure what options there may be in the app itself.
| Q: Lock Screen Notifications Without Content? Is there a way to have lock screen notifications which notify only that an activity has happened (SMS message, Facebook message, etc.) but doesn't show the content of that activity? (I suspect there isn't, but thought I'd ask just to make sure.)
The idea behind this is that sometimes incoming messages contain personal or otherwise private information. And while I'd like to have visible alerts that messages have arrived, I don't want that information displayed without being able to unlock the device.
A: Specifically for SMS/iMessage...
Settings > Notifications > Messages ... 'Show Previews'
That option doesn't exist for Facebook, though as I don't allow Facebook to push notify my phone I'm not sure what options there may be in the app itself.
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8aedadacff1ec8637e30f48a6a7f14076fd6a55c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What's the terminal command to see how network shares are connected? I would like to see how certain volume shares are connected to my Mac. I'm on a Windows network and need to know if shares are connected over smb2 or cifs or afp protocol... etc... Do I need to restart my Mac each time to get an accurate reading? (cache)
A: You could use the mount command from terminal:
mount
This will give a print out of everything mounted on the system and details about what protocol was used and by who. Here's in example output:
/dev/disk0s2 on / (hfs, local, journaled)
devfs on /dev (devfs, local, nobrowse)
map -hosts on /net (autofs, nosuid, automounted, nobrowse)
map auto_home on /home (autofs, automounted, nobrowse)
map -fstab on /Network/Servers (autofs, automounted, nobrowse)
/dev/disk1s2 on /Volumes/TM Backup (hfs, local, nodev, nosuid, journaled)
//user@theShare:548/Share on /Volumes/Share (afpfs, nodev, nosuid, mounted by user)
| Q: What's the terminal command to see how network shares are connected? I would like to see how certain volume shares are connected to my Mac. I'm on a Windows network and need to know if shares are connected over smb2 or cifs or afp protocol... etc... Do I need to restart my Mac each time to get an accurate reading? (cache)
A: You could use the mount command from terminal:
mount
This will give a print out of everything mounted on the system and details about what protocol was used and by who. Here's in example output:
/dev/disk0s2 on / (hfs, local, journaled)
devfs on /dev (devfs, local, nobrowse)
map -hosts on /net (autofs, nosuid, automounted, nobrowse)
map auto_home on /home (autofs, automounted, nobrowse)
map -fstab on /Network/Servers (autofs, automounted, nobrowse)
/dev/disk1s2 on /Volumes/TM Backup (hfs, local, nodev, nosuid, journaled)
//user@theShare:548/Share on /Volumes/Share (afpfs, nodev, nosuid, mounted by user)
A: For a more detailed listing of samba connections including the protocol in use, try:
smbutil statshares -a
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1ce113ff56f3a624d9f6ddd56ae7efae52e392fa | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to quit without saving using just the keyboard? When I quit an application (e.g., Excel) with Command-Q, a dialog box pops up, asking me to select between don't save, cancel and save.
I can hit Enter to select save, or I can navigate the mouse to don't save, but how do I get that without the mouse?
On Linux and Windows I can use Tab to switch between the 3 buttons.
What do I do on Mac OS X?
Excel for Mac 2011 (14.3.8)
I tried:
*
*Tab
*shift-Tab
*control-Tab
*option-Tab
No go.
A: It's not the default behavior for tab–I read because someone at Apple felt tabbing "wasn't magical enough"–but in the Keyboard preferences, click the Shortcuts tab. Then select All controls to make the Tab key behave the way you want. Or just press control+F7 to toggle this.
If you are at the following dialog, just hit d...no key-combo necessary.
| Q: How to quit without saving using just the keyboard? When I quit an application (e.g., Excel) with Command-Q, a dialog box pops up, asking me to select between don't save, cancel and save.
I can hit Enter to select save, or I can navigate the mouse to don't save, but how do I get that without the mouse?
On Linux and Windows I can use Tab to switch between the 3 buttons.
What do I do on Mac OS X?
Excel for Mac 2011 (14.3.8)
I tried:
*
*Tab
*shift-Tab
*control-Tab
*option-Tab
No go.
A: It's not the default behavior for tab–I read because someone at Apple felt tabbing "wasn't magical enough"–but in the Keyboard preferences, click the Shortcuts tab. Then select All controls to make the Tab key behave the way you want. Or just press control+F7 to toggle this.
If you are at the following dialog, just hit d...no key-combo necessary.
A: Since Lion, the standard key command for Don't Save is Cmd ⌘ Backspace ⌫
Prior to that it was Cmd ⌘ D which some apps still respond to.
Ctrl Tab will switch between the options, which can then be actioned by hitting Spacebar , only if you have All Controls set in System Prefs > Keyboard > Shortcuts
A: The standard shortcut for "Don't Save" in the dialog you mention is command ⌘+Delete. The old shortcut, command ⌘+D, can be restored by issuing the following command in Terminal:
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSSavePanelStandardDesktopShortcutOnly -bool YES
and to revert back,
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSSavePanelStandardDesktopShortcutOnly -bool NO
In Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac, command ⌘+D seems to work by default (but the standard shortcut does not).
Basically, try either command ⌘+Delete for Apple or standard applications, and command ⌘+D if that does not work.
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c1602ef4ae6b1f95f4472d32555afbeac73c9005 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Turning on the flashlight with Siri I asked Siri to turn on the flashlight but she answered "Sorry but I'm not able to do that". Is there any way to enable Siri to turn on the flashlight? I use an iPhone 6 Plus with iOS 8.1.
A: A quick dash round google gives me the impression that it could do it in iOS 7 beta 1, but the function disappeared after that & was never in a release iOS.
| Q: Turning on the flashlight with Siri I asked Siri to turn on the flashlight but she answered "Sorry but I'm not able to do that". Is there any way to enable Siri to turn on the flashlight? I use an iPhone 6 Plus with iOS 8.1.
A: A quick dash round google gives me the impression that it could do it in iOS 7 beta 1, but the function disappeared after that & was never in a release iOS.
A: "Launch Flashlight" used to work. (You had to download one of the flashlight apps from the App store, as the command would not work for the default iPhone flashlight.)
Apple has now de-activated this convenient feature. Why? Who knows.
It was real convenient at night, with the iPhone charging on the nightstand, to simply get some light while in a dark bedroom - like when you wake up in the middle of the night because of a phone call, some noise, or just to go to the bathroom.
A: Have you tried Lumos? I mean, it's worth a try.
A: I just tried "launch flashlight" and it worked fine
A: I'm running iOS 9.3, and I have a Flashlight app. (My specific one is Flashlight Ⓞ by iHandy Inc.
https://appsto.re/us/VKmVw.i)
With this, when I say, "Open Flashlight" it launches the app which in turn automatically turns on the flashlight.
This doesn't directly toggle the Control Center flashlight but it works.
A: Just tested this in iOS 12 and it works great.
You can also use Siri Shortcuts to say 'lumos' and the flashlight can turn on.
https://twitter.com/bpmarkowitz/status/1015303601839837186?lang=en :)
A: try using the word "LAUNCH" instead of turn-on. She was able to turn on my flashlight app.
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a51e4cbf421b63731663efa954d13f5f5a4ea78e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I find dictation commands in French? Apple has a list of dictation commands online here http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6482 and here http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6481.
Does anyone know where I can find the French versions?
A: You can find the list of the default voice commands here: http://support.apple.com/fr-fr/HT6482
You can find the list of the advanced voice commands here: System > Accessibility > Dictation:
| Q: How can I find dictation commands in French? Apple has a list of dictation commands online here http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6482 and here http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6481.
Does anyone know where I can find the French versions?
A: You can find the list of the default voice commands here: http://support.apple.com/fr-fr/HT6482
You can find the list of the advanced voice commands here: System > Accessibility > Dictation:
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1c6bc09c6e1f05826abbbf14680f746733ae3851 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to disable Spotlight indexing when on battery? Every time I add a few MBss of files to my SD disk, Spotlight starts eating battery (per Activity Monitor Energy Impact) for one to several days indexing them.
How can I make indexing to turn off automatically when on battery power, and enable again when Macbook is powered from an AC outlet?
A: jherran's answer helps you with disabling Spotlight indexing, but does not address the part of the question about toggling automatically when AC power is connected or disconnected.
You could use sudo mdutil -i off / and sudo mdutil -i on / in conjunction with a listener for when AC power is disconnected. Using something like ControlPlane will satisfy your requirement for automatic toggling. It supports "Current power source" as an event to listen for. It is free and open source.
You might be against using a third party solution. To roll your own, try writing a script that loops checking pmset -g ps | grep -c 'AC Power' with a sleep interval in between. If AC is connected, it outputs 1 (0 otherwise).
| Q: How to disable Spotlight indexing when on battery? Every time I add a few MBss of files to my SD disk, Spotlight starts eating battery (per Activity Monitor Energy Impact) for one to several days indexing them.
How can I make indexing to turn off automatically when on battery power, and enable again when Macbook is powered from an AC outlet?
A: jherran's answer helps you with disabling Spotlight indexing, but does not address the part of the question about toggling automatically when AC power is connected or disconnected.
You could use sudo mdutil -i off / and sudo mdutil -i on / in conjunction with a listener for when AC power is disconnected. Using something like ControlPlane will satisfy your requirement for automatic toggling. It supports "Current power source" as an event to listen for. It is free and open source.
You might be against using a third party solution. To roll your own, try writing a script that loops checking pmset -g ps | grep -c 'AC Power' with a sleep interval in between. If AC is connected, it outputs 1 (0 otherwise).
A: I wrote this script (/Users//bin/control_spotlight_indexing.sh) to toggle on/off indexing based on power source. I also set it up to run as root in a cron job (executed as /Users//bin/control_spotlight_indexing.sh >> /Users//bin/control_spotlight_indexing.log).
Suggestions for improvements are welcome.
#!/bin/zsh
# Turn on Spotlight indexing by default
mdutil -i on /
# Power: 0 is battery; 1 is charger.
power=$(pmset -g ps | grep -c 'AC Power')
while [ true ] ; do
if [ $power -eq 0 ] ; then
# Turn off Spotlight indexing
mdutil -i off /
# Check every hour
while [ $power -eq 0 ] ; do
time=$(/bin/date)
echo "[$time] Battery: Spotlight indexing is OFF. Will check again 1 hour."
sleep 3600
power=$(pmset -g ps | grep -c 'AC Power')
done
fi
if [ $power -eq 1 ] ; then
# Turn on Spotlight indexing while on charger
mdutil -i on /
# Check every 10 minutes
while [ $power -eq 1 ] ; do
time=$(/bin/date)
echo "[$time] AC Power: Spotlight indexing ON. Will check again in 10 minutes."
sleep 600
power=$(pmset -g ps | grep -c 'AC Power')
done
fi
done
A: Open your Terminal and type the following to disable.
sudo mdutil -i off /
To enable again, replace off with on.
For more info, you could type:
man mdutil
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76447007273357a27a97f7f78eb943993cca2cd0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What are the RAM requirements for OS X 10.10 Yosemite The minimum requirements for RAM for Yosemite is 2 GB as stated in apple literature.
What are the optimum real world requirements for Yosemite to achieve a noticeable improvement.
In particular for an early 2011 MBP 2.3 GHz which currently has 4 GB.
A: Absolute minimum is 2GB... though 4GB would be a more tenable minimum, 8GB more comfortable, 16GB would be able to breathe properly.
8GB really is the 'minimum sensible' for a modern OS, whatever the official spec says.
| Q: What are the RAM requirements for OS X 10.10 Yosemite The minimum requirements for RAM for Yosemite is 2 GB as stated in apple literature.
What are the optimum real world requirements for Yosemite to achieve a noticeable improvement.
In particular for an early 2011 MBP 2.3 GHz which currently has 4 GB.
A: Absolute minimum is 2GB... though 4GB would be a more tenable minimum, 8GB more comfortable, 16GB would be able to breathe properly.
8GB really is the 'minimum sensible' for a modern OS, whatever the official spec says.
A: I have MacBook Pro with Yosemite 10.10.3 with 4 GB RAM. It runs so slowly and it take ages to load the system.
I recommend at least 8 GB RAM.
A: I have several MBP. Yosemite runs fine with 4GB of ram, very comfortably with 8GB of ram. One of my MBP has 16GB of ram, and has consistently much ram free. Even with photography apps, I am not using 3D apps.
A: 4GB on my 2010 MacBook Air is fine. More is better, and I've upgraded my iMac to 20GB, but there's no real point going above 4GB unless you have an SSD. If you don't have an SSD, you'll get a much better performance improvement from adding an SSD than you will from adding RAM.
A: I don't think add more ram can do much to load the system. As Yosemite can compress physical memory efficiently, 4GB of Ram actually enough for most of the task unless you need to work with 3D or super high-res photo. Save your money to upgrade to SSD, you will feel like you are having a new machine.
I have 2 MBP at home, Machine A is an i7 with 16G ram. Machine B is a core2duo with 4G ram. Both of them are replaced with a SSD. Compare boot time, they are almost the same (within 3 to 5 sec. difference). Booting Yosemite at around 20 sec. So don't need to bother much on adding ram if you want notiable performance. Replace the harddisk to SSD you will more then satisfied on the result.
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03da8913514370eb3a4ff029ef3dcfc8a362e86d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Healthkit sync with Strava I am using iOS 8.1 with Healthkit and Strava version 4.2.2 with sync enabled in strava to push cycling data to Healthkit.
My cycle data is logged with Garmin which uses garmin connect to sync to the Garmin cloud, and the data is then pushed to Strava cloud and from there can be viewed on the Strava app on iOS.
How is the data meant to go from Strava app to healthkit?
Is it possible to use strava and healthkit in this fashion?
Note at this point in time garmin connect does not support pushing data to healthkit.
A: Yes it is possible to link Strava and HealthKit. Load up your Strava app then go to:
*
*More
*Settings
*Link other services
*Health should be listed as an option to connect to
Official Strava link: https://strava.zendesk.com/entries/55624974-Changes-in-Strava-version-4-2-1-for-iOS#health
| Q: Healthkit sync with Strava I am using iOS 8.1 with Healthkit and Strava version 4.2.2 with sync enabled in strava to push cycling data to Healthkit.
My cycle data is logged with Garmin which uses garmin connect to sync to the Garmin cloud, and the data is then pushed to Strava cloud and from there can be viewed on the Strava app on iOS.
How is the data meant to go from Strava app to healthkit?
Is it possible to use strava and healthkit in this fashion?
Note at this point in time garmin connect does not support pushing data to healthkit.
A: Yes it is possible to link Strava and HealthKit. Load up your Strava app then go to:
*
*More
*Settings
*Link other services
*Health should be listed as an option to connect to
Official Strava link: https://strava.zendesk.com/entries/55624974-Changes-in-Strava-version-4-2-1-for-iOS#health
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db11bc11aea3544ccbe6648c355d8af211bccabf | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does restoring from an iCloud backup enforce installation of the latest iOS? I accidentally deleted a lot of text messages on my iPhone 5 and would like to restore from iCloud by choosing "Erase all content and settings" and then restoring from a backup made last night. However, my iPhone is running iOS 6 and I would not like to update to iOS 8. If I restore my phone from the iCloud backup using "Erase all content and settings" will iOS 8 be installed or will it restore the iPhone with iOS 6 as it was last night? I would try it out, but I would prefer to find out before rather than after...
A: No. Erase all content and settings keeps your current iOS. As long as you don't use an iCloud backup from a device with a newer iOS version you will be fine.
| Q: Does restoring from an iCloud backup enforce installation of the latest iOS? I accidentally deleted a lot of text messages on my iPhone 5 and would like to restore from iCloud by choosing "Erase all content and settings" and then restoring from a backup made last night. However, my iPhone is running iOS 6 and I would not like to update to iOS 8. If I restore my phone from the iCloud backup using "Erase all content and settings" will iOS 8 be installed or will it restore the iPhone with iOS 6 as it was last night? I would try it out, but I would prefer to find out before rather than after...
A: No. Erase all content and settings keeps your current iOS. As long as you don't use an iCloud backup from a device with a newer iOS version you will be fine.
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5eb23ca9bafec8e71bb4466fbb15d550ff83d20c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to "restore" an itunes iphone backup to an ipad? Is it possible to "restore" an iphone backup to an ipad, or an ipod touch?
Obviously there are iphone specific apps etc. but can you get most of your data (like passwords f.ex.) into an ipad/ipod touch from an itunes backup of an iphone?
A: Yes, the backups are interchangeable between device types.
| Q: Is it possible to "restore" an itunes iphone backup to an ipad? Is it possible to "restore" an iphone backup to an ipad, or an ipod touch?
Obviously there are iphone specific apps etc. but can you get most of your data (like passwords f.ex.) into an ipad/ipod touch from an itunes backup of an iphone?
A: Yes, the backups are interchangeable between device types.
A: I just did it right now and was very disappointed the restore from iPhone backup only partially covered the data in the backup. You can pretty much sync Notes, Calendar, and Messages and also find a placeholder stub of all apps installed on your iPhone that will all have the download cloud down arrow icon present on their tiles in the Home Screen. What is conspicuously missing (and I have no idea why they would even omit this) is the Photos app's images and videos. Also missing is local Files saved on the iPhone. There's probably other omissions I haven't yet figured out.
This was one of the major reasons why I even bothered buying an iPad to have a scratch pad surface to restore deleted photos off my iPhone that could be restored from a backup. Now I have to use a scratch iPhone device to retrieve these images which got botched in an AirDrop transfer. Either that or backup locally to another PC, restore the old backup from this PC and overwrite my iPhone and hope I can retrieve those deleted photos in a safe way and then overwrite my iPhone again with the new backup. All this could be avoided if iTunes could do selective restores rather than the whole all or nothing solution it currently offers. It would be awesome to just be able to restore photos, or messages, or notes or whatever subset from the backup you wish to restore and merge into a given device.
When you go to attempt a restore from an iPhone backup iTunes will prompt you with the following dialog
Restore from Backup
Chose a backup to restore. This will restore only the contacts, calendars, notes, and settings, not the iPad firmware.
iPad Name [pull down list of backups on the PC]
Last Backed Up. MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM AM/PM
[Restore] [Cancel]
You may also see
iTunes
Settings and data from some apps are not compatible with iPad and will not be restored.
[Continue] [Cancel]
It would be great to actually have that determination made explicit so you can see what data and apps are specifically going to be omitted from the restore operation. Which apps and data specifically are compatible/not compatible.
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a5153abd065238e972df0199a07e304d64498bb9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: No longer able to copy file link in Dropbox after upgrading Mac to Yosemite I upgraded my Mac to OS to 10.10 Yosemite. Dropbox no longer lets me copy the file link to send someone to let them download files. I don't get the choice anymore in my right click info. Can you tell me if I'm doing something wrong, or is Dropbox not able to do that anymore?
A: Make sure that you are using a 2.10.4x build of Dropbox. The current latest stable version is 2.10.45 and can be found at
https://forums.dropbox.com
Dropbox's Finder integration in Yosemite is very different because there is now an official way to have Dropbox integrate with Finder, rather than Dropbox having to inject its code into Finder.
(See the “Finder Sync Extensions” section of OS X 10.10 Yosemite: The John Siracusa Review for more details.)
| Q: No longer able to copy file link in Dropbox after upgrading Mac to Yosemite I upgraded my Mac to OS to 10.10 Yosemite. Dropbox no longer lets me copy the file link to send someone to let them download files. I don't get the choice anymore in my right click info. Can you tell me if I'm doing something wrong, or is Dropbox not able to do that anymore?
A: Make sure that you are using a 2.10.4x build of Dropbox. The current latest stable version is 2.10.45 and can be found at
https://forums.dropbox.com
Dropbox's Finder integration in Yosemite is very different because there is now an official way to have Dropbox integrate with Finder, rather than Dropbox having to inject its code into Finder.
(See the “Finder Sync Extensions” section of OS X 10.10 Yosemite: The John Siracusa Review for more details.)
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07107b7897a6fdc2bb2fbac36eaa593eabe098bd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: No weather information in Yosemite Notification Center First off I know there's a Weather widget in Today view which is working fine for me. What I am referring to is the weather information that shows up right on top under the big date section for some users as below:
Whereas my Today View looks like this:
What gives?
Edit: For what it's worth, here's what my Location Services pane looks like:
A: I had the same problem and this fixed it:
*
*Open Notification Center
*Click the grey Edit button at the very bottom
*Click the red minus icon (-) next to Today to remove it
*Click the green plus icon (+) next to Today Summary to add it back
Once I added it back, the weather summary popped up.
| Q: No weather information in Yosemite Notification Center First off I know there's a Weather widget in Today view which is working fine for me. What I am referring to is the weather information that shows up right on top under the big date section for some users as below:
Whereas my Today View looks like this:
What gives?
Edit: For what it's worth, here's what my Location Services pane looks like:
A: I had the same problem and this fixed it:
*
*Open Notification Center
*Click the grey Edit button at the very bottom
*Click the red minus icon (-) next to Today to remove it
*Click the green plus icon (+) next to Today Summary to add it back
Once I added it back, the weather summary popped up.
A: Check that you have allowed weather to access your current location.
In System Preference -> Security & Privacy -> Privacy tab -> Location Services
A: *
*Try to switch off and on again the weather-location mode.
*Disable and enable again "Today" item in your notifications.
*Restart your system.
It helps to me.
A: Is your Wi-Fi turned off? I had the same problem, and realized that it was because my Mac couldn't find my location since Wi-Fi was turned off (I was connected via Ethernet and this Mac does not have a GPS chip).
When I switched Wi-Fi on, it immediately started working
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dd7fcf118e98f9ec06157baeb23a4f06c7b5ea87 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Clash of Clans Bases and Game Center Accounts About a month ago I bought a new iPhone. Previously, I had been playing Clash of Clans on another device on one Game Center account. When I bought the iPhone, I set up another Game Center account. I would like to sync my base from the old account to the new account so I can play on my iPhone.
How could I do this?
A: Use your old Game Center account for your new device too.
Or you can follow the guide here: http://clashofclans.wikia.com/wiki/Game_Center_User_Guide
| Q: Clash of Clans Bases and Game Center Accounts About a month ago I bought a new iPhone. Previously, I had been playing Clash of Clans on another device on one Game Center account. When I bought the iPhone, I set up another Game Center account. I would like to sync my base from the old account to the new account so I can play on my iPhone.
How could I do this?
A: Use your old Game Center account for your new device too.
Or you can follow the guide here: http://clashofclans.wikia.com/wiki/Game_Center_User_Guide
A: On your new clash account play through the tutorial and make sure you don't upgrade the th or make any purchases.
After that you can go into settings and link your new device!.
A: Link a device. Settings/device/link device . Then you do the rest. Hope this helps
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5c9ce68304fd24c57b0722bdbefc84ccc9a5fe10 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Xerox 3117 driver for OS X Yosemite I am using Yosemite on MBP 15 mid2010
I already tried this tutorial
http://vadimk.com/2010/10/11/xerox-phaser-3117-mac/
Didn't work for me.
Also tried Splix:
http://www.guigo.us/mac/splix/
again, didn't work.
Any idea how to get the printer running?
A: Miroslav
This problem is probably due to kext signing introduced with OS X 10.10 Yosemite. With it you can't run any unsigned drivers and Splix is being a port of Samsung GDI open sourced driver is just a driver and last version being from 2008 it is definitely unsigned.
Basically you have no choice but disable kext signing if you want to use the printer. Make sure you absolutely have to do it and you don't have other options since this change is system wide and system is becoming less secure after that.
In Terminal:
sudo nvram boot-args="kext-dev-mode=1"
And reboot. Then try to go with Splix.
| Q: Xerox 3117 driver for OS X Yosemite I am using Yosemite on MBP 15 mid2010
I already tried this tutorial
http://vadimk.com/2010/10/11/xerox-phaser-3117-mac/
Didn't work for me.
Also tried Splix:
http://www.guigo.us/mac/splix/
again, didn't work.
Any idea how to get the printer running?
A: Miroslav
This problem is probably due to kext signing introduced with OS X 10.10 Yosemite. With it you can't run any unsigned drivers and Splix is being a port of Samsung GDI open sourced driver is just a driver and last version being from 2008 it is definitely unsigned.
Basically you have no choice but disable kext signing if you want to use the printer. Make sure you absolutely have to do it and you don't have other options since this change is system wide and system is becoming less secure after that.
In Terminal:
sudo nvram boot-args="kext-dev-mode=1"
And reboot. Then try to go with Splix.
A: I am on Yosemite and wasted my whole day with this and finally came up with a simple but interesting solution.
Since there is no other option, I used an application like WMware Fusion (or Parallel Desktop). You can install any version of windows. For instance, I installed the good old Windows XP. As long as your printer's legit driver is available for that version of windows everything is fine. Just install your Xerox printer in the Printers option (Control Panel) and that's it!!! Just print everything in there.
It works much faster than when I used with an emulation file of some other weird generic printer. No fonts problem either, all are original.
Until Xerox solves this, this will be my solution for now.
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5da4c04416e9094bcddd2028a93d6c63900253af | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Keyboard shortcut not working in yosemite Here is the screen shot and it's not working anymore after upgrading to Yosemite
NOTE: Although if I add this shortcuts under all applications then it works.
I don't know why it's not working, wasted my time and I found on apple discussion forum that in Languages there should be only one language and that doesn't work for me.
A: I have reported this bug to apple and it's still not being closed. I will update my answer once it's closed.
Till then you can add this shortcuts under all applications(instead of preview) then it will work.
| Q: Keyboard shortcut not working in yosemite Here is the screen shot and it's not working anymore after upgrading to Yosemite
NOTE: Although if I add this shortcuts under all applications then it works.
I don't know why it's not working, wasted my time and I found on apple discussion forum that in Languages there should be only one language and that doesn't work for me.
A: I have reported this bug to apple and it's still not being closed. I will update my answer once it's closed.
Till then you can add this shortcuts under all applications(instead of preview) then it will work.
A: I don't know why this isn't working either, but I ran into it with Mavericks too.
I've tried both "…" (proper ellipses) and "..." (three .) and neither of them work.
So I made a Keyboard Maestro macro for it instead:
The key here is that the "Group" (labeled "1") is set up to only be active in Preview.app.
Then the macro (labeled 2) is where we explain what we want to have happen.
The "Trigger" (3) in this case is the same keyboard shortcut (aka "hot key") ⌘ ⇧ Z but could be anything
Then the action is to trigger the menu item Tools ---> Adjust Size...
(The "Stop macro is menu cannot be selected" might seem superfluous since there are no more actions after this one, however, if that happens, Keyboard Maestro will show an error to the user, which can be helpful. Otherwise it just silently fails.)
You can download my Keyboard Maestro macro here. Unzip it, double click on it to import it into Keyboard Maestro, and it will create the "Preview only" group and add the macro to it.
I still don't know why the official Keyboard Shortcut doesn't work in Preview.app, but an added bonus of using Keyboard Maestro is that since it can sync (using iCloud Drive or Dropbox), you can have it on all of your Macs. Keyboard Shortcuts added to the OS X System Preferences don't sync. Yet another reason I like Keyboard Maestro.
A: I had a shortcut in Mavericks (option+T) to bring up the Tags box in Finder. Yosemite killed it, whether All Applications or Finder. Apple Support could not solve it, however I discovered that it will work if set to control+T instead.
A: If using keyboard with number pad use the numbers on the top not the number pad. Don't know why it is different but it works for me using the numbers on top.
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4dca6efd05f063d680cfa60848825fa9ac7bb420 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How launchd StartInterval behaves after long sleep? I have a 21,600secs (4hours) job using launchd.plist. I have 2 mac, main and sub. With main mac, my plist works fine. But with sub mac, which is wakes up 3~4 times per week, my plist does not seems to run properly.
Apple's man page for launchd.plist describes:
If the system is asleep, the job will
be started the next time the computer wakes up. If multiple intervals transpire before the computer is
woken, those events will be coalesced into one event upon wake from sleep.
But if sleep time is longer than 86,400secs (1day), I can't find out how the counter works.
Does anyone know how startinterval works after over a day?
| Q: How launchd StartInterval behaves after long sleep? I have a 21,600secs (4hours) job using launchd.plist. I have 2 mac, main and sub. With main mac, my plist works fine. But with sub mac, which is wakes up 3~4 times per week, my plist does not seems to run properly.
Apple's man page for launchd.plist describes:
If the system is asleep, the job will
be started the next time the computer wakes up. If multiple intervals transpire before the computer is
woken, those events will be coalesced into one event upon wake from sleep.
But if sleep time is longer than 86,400secs (1day), I can't find out how the counter works.
Does anyone know how startinterval works after over a day?
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0104bdc0da1e26b155dec620f5a17d0de6ca42c3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Keyboard stuck at bottom of iPad, regardless of orientation When I am in the home screen, in landscape mode, and swipe down to bring up spotlight search the keyboard shows up as if I was in portrait mode. See the screenshot below:
It's not a problem with the orientation lock, because the screen does rotate. The keyboard always shows up on at the bottom of the iPad, regardless of what orientation I hold the iPad. If I hold the iPad upside down, the keyboard will drop down from the top. (Not only making it very hard to use, but completely obscuring the search dialog box.)
This does not happen in any apps. In apps the keyboard always appears where it should.
Any ideas on how to fix this? I am currently on iOS 8.1, but this was happening on iOS 8.0 as well. I'm not sure if it had that problem before then.
A: Looks like one of the many keyboard issues in iOS 8.
Might need to wait for Apple to fix it.
See https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6581211 & many others
| Q: Keyboard stuck at bottom of iPad, regardless of orientation When I am in the home screen, in landscape mode, and swipe down to bring up spotlight search the keyboard shows up as if I was in portrait mode. See the screenshot below:
It's not a problem with the orientation lock, because the screen does rotate. The keyboard always shows up on at the bottom of the iPad, regardless of what orientation I hold the iPad. If I hold the iPad upside down, the keyboard will drop down from the top. (Not only making it very hard to use, but completely obscuring the search dialog box.)
This does not happen in any apps. In apps the keyboard always appears where it should.
Any ideas on how to fix this? I am currently on iOS 8.1, but this was happening on iOS 8.0 as well. I'm not sure if it had that problem before then.
A: Looks like one of the many keyboard issues in iOS 8.
Might need to wait for Apple to fix it.
See https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6581211 & many others
A: Updating to iOS 8.1.2 addressed this issue for me
A: Apple is probably clueless about this. My ipad air at 8.1.2 & the issue still exists. I have not seen any pattern for this (as in which app I opened or worked on before). I even tried killing all the apps & that did not clear this error.
The only way to get rid of this is to reset or Power cycle the ipad.
A: I did the following and the problem went away - non rotating keyboard problem went away
*
*Reset keyboard
*Reset Home screen layout
*Deselected split keyboard option
*Power cycled
Problem went away (but only after doing all steps above).
Note - I had power cycled many times before this and the problem did not go away. I wish I had done each separately but the problem has been resolved for the first time since updating to iOS 8 so I am happy.
A: If this happens to you in iOS 10, there's a solution that's worked for me in the past (note: if you're not on iOS 10, upgrade to get there):
*
*Navigate to Settings → General → Reset → Reset Home Screen Layout (this will reset the layout of your home screen icons but you will not lose any other data).
*Power cycle the iPad.
This should fix the issue and allow the iPad's keyboard to rotate correctly once again. As per @flowscape's solution here.
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4e2d0c52f130ae9fae748f186bd0ff49ecc4eb05 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Turn off iPhone lock on home wifi Is it possible to / is there an app that can turn off your iPhone lock when the device is connected to your home WiFi?
A: This is not possible if your iPhone is not jailbroken.
If your iPhone is jailbroken, then there are a couple apps that let you disable the passcode on the lock screen when you are connected to your home (or any trusted) WiFi:
*
*AutoProtect
*CleverPin
| Q: Turn off iPhone lock on home wifi Is it possible to / is there an app that can turn off your iPhone lock when the device is connected to your home WiFi?
A: This is not possible if your iPhone is not jailbroken.
If your iPhone is jailbroken, then there are a couple apps that let you disable the passcode on the lock screen when you are connected to your home (or any trusted) WiFi:
*
*AutoProtect
*CleverPin
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52d807213e91b5894d0a874d7b2e90ccd86fb2dc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Foot pedals as modifier keys for Mac I am hoping to buy a couple of foot pedals that I could use as Ctrl and Shift for my MacBook Pro. Is this at all possible with an OS X machine? I have read that Kinesis foot pedals (e.g. this one) cannot be used as modifiers in combination with other keyboards. Is this correct? If so, why?
A: I created my own "keyboard combiner". It lets me use the Kinesis Savant Elite Triple Foot Pedals for shift, alt, and command modifiers on a Mac.
https://github.com/davidbkemp/KeyboardCombinerArduinoSketch/wiki
It is quite easy to assemble, but I cannot guarantee that it will work for you. It certainly does not work with some pedals and some keyboards. For the Kinesis pedals, you will initially need to configure them to act as shift, alt, and command keys, and that means using a PC to do the initial configuration.
| Q: Foot pedals as modifier keys for Mac I am hoping to buy a couple of foot pedals that I could use as Ctrl and Shift for my MacBook Pro. Is this at all possible with an OS X machine? I have read that Kinesis foot pedals (e.g. this one) cannot be used as modifiers in combination with other keyboards. Is this correct? If so, why?
A: I created my own "keyboard combiner". It lets me use the Kinesis Savant Elite Triple Foot Pedals for shift, alt, and command modifiers on a Mac.
https://github.com/davidbkemp/KeyboardCombinerArduinoSketch/wiki
It is quite easy to assemble, but I cannot guarantee that it will work for you. It certainly does not work with some pedals and some keyboards. For the Kinesis pedals, you will initially need to configure them to act as shift, alt, and command keys, and that means using a PC to do the initial configuration.
A: Definitely possible, there's this great ControllerMate software that lets you assign keys and keyboard shortcuts to various pedals. Take a look at the following SuperUser answer: https://superuser.com/a/1486751
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0830a3d45768f2d845e51ed9bf9f9dd5cbaf19f6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Installing gprof on Mac I would like to install GNU Profiler (gprof) on Mac. I tried to install binutils using Homebrew; however, the package that Homebrew installs from the following address does not have gprof.
http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/binutils/binutils-2.24.tar.gz
According to binutils website, it should have gprof in it.
http://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/
Any suggestion for installing gprof is welcome.
A: If you run brew install -v binutils, you will see this output flying by:
*** This configuration is not supported in the following subdirectories:
ld gas gprof
(Any other directories should still work fine.)
In configure.ac there is
*-*-darwin*)
noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs ld gas gdb gprof"
noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs sim target-rda"
;;
So, gprof is not supported on OS X.
I think the preferred profiling tool is DTrace.
| Q: Installing gprof on Mac I would like to install GNU Profiler (gprof) on Mac. I tried to install binutils using Homebrew; however, the package that Homebrew installs from the following address does not have gprof.
http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/binutils/binutils-2.24.tar.gz
According to binutils website, it should have gprof in it.
http://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/
Any suggestion for installing gprof is welcome.
A: If you run brew install -v binutils, you will see this output flying by:
*** This configuration is not supported in the following subdirectories:
ld gas gprof
(Any other directories should still work fine.)
In configure.ac there is
*-*-darwin*)
noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs ld gas gdb gprof"
noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs sim target-rda"
;;
So, gprof is not supported on OS X.
I think the preferred profiling tool is DTrace.
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270eb8f769017894c144e102abd2dc59fd4bd325 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iTerm - going one word backwards and forwards Would it be possible to configure iTerm 2 to go backwards and forwards one word through the curent text in the command line using a keyboard shortcut?
A: Ctrl-[ b jumps back a word. You can also use Esc instead or Ctrl-[, and f to go forward.
That is Ctrl+[ release and then b orf.
Or Esc and b or f.
More information can be found at this other discussion on AskDifferent.
| Q: iTerm - going one word backwards and forwards Would it be possible to configure iTerm 2 to go backwards and forwards one word through the curent text in the command line using a keyboard shortcut?
A: Ctrl-[ b jumps back a word. You can also use Esc instead or Ctrl-[, and f to go forward.
That is Ctrl+[ release and then b orf.
Or Esc and b or f.
More information can be found at this other discussion on AskDifferent.
A: To Get Forward (Alt-f), Backward (Alt-b) and Delete (Alt-d) Word
*
*Open iTerm.
*Go to iTerm > Preferences... > Profiles > Keys
*Under Profile Shortcut Keys, click the + sign.
*Type your key shortcut (option-b, option-f, option-d, option-left, etc.)
*For Action, choose Send Escape Sequence.
*Write b, d or f in the input field.
This works at least for bash. For zsh there are other ways to navigate.
A: You can set your terminal in vi mode with set -o vi to be able to use the usual vi motion commands (add the line in .bash_profile to store the setting permanently.)
So, as if in vi, you can hit Esc, then b to move one word backward (w for forward), go to the beginning of the line with 0, or search a character backward with F + the char.
Hit i to go back to Normal mode and insert.
Those familiar with vi can do much more. A cheat sheet can be found here.
A: For new version of iterm 2 (3.4.4), I had to use the suggestion from https://coderwall.com/p/a8uxma/zsh-iterm2-osx-shortcuts. This work specifically for zsh
In zsh you can use ctrl + a/e to move to beginning/end of line and esc + W/B to move one word backward/forward, but that's not very handy.
Here is a solution to map ⌥ + ← / → and ⌘ + ← / → to work in iTerm2 as expected
Put this in your .zshrc
bindkey "[D" backward-word
bindkey "[C" forward-word
bindkey "^[a" beginning-of-line
bindkey "^[e" end-of-line
A: Similar to other answers, but for Zsh it took me a while to find this:
If you are using Zsh, like Oh My Zsh, in iTerm then go to: Preferences > Profiles > Keys sub-menu
Click + sign
Add your shortcut combo, choose "Send Escape Sequence"
inputs for left and right below.
left:
[1;5D
right:
[1;5C
A: In build 3.3.12, you can select the Natural text editing preset and it will add all the necessary escapes to make it feel like you're navigating text in any other app.
A: I like the following setup.
*
*Preferences > Keys (or Preferences > Profiles > Keys)
*Click the plus.
move forward one word
option+right
send escape sequence
f
move back one word
option+left
send escape sequence
b
delete to beginning of word (credit)
option+delete
send hex code
0x1B 0x08
delete to end of word
fn+option+delete
send escape sequence
d
(I don't remember for sure, but I think I copied this answer from jherran's answer below and added more to it. I should have added the extra information in comments or suggested edits on that answer. I don't know how to improve the situation, but now it's known.)
A: Killing a fly with a cannon:
*
*Go to Preferences... > Profiles > Keys (not Preferences... > Keys)
*On current versions (3.14+) you then switch to the Key Mappings tab
*Press Presets... dropdown button.
*Select Natural Text Editing
Then, you can
*
*move a word backwards Option ⌥ + ←
*move a word forwards Option ⌥ + →
*move to the start of the line fn + ←
*move to the end of the line fn + →
*delete a word backwards Option ⌥ + ⌫
*delete the whole line Command ⌘ + ⌫
If the preset doesn't appear, reinstall iTerm2. If you installed it using Homebrew+Cask:
brew cask reinstall iterm2
or since Homebrew 2.6.0 (December 2020)
brew reinstall --cask iterm2
A:
Open Preferences
Configure Left (and / or) Right Option key to send Esc+
If you messed with your presets, you may need to load the default preset (beware this could wipe your custom keybinds!)
If you see weird characters after you do this you may need to configure your ~/.inputrc or /etc/inputrc
Add this to your ~/.inputrc:
"\e[1;5C": forward-word
"\e[1;5D": backward-word
"\e[5C": forward-word
"\e[5D": backward-word
"\e\e[C": forward-word
"\e\e[D": backward-word
full example inputrc:
# /etc/inputrc - global inputrc for libreadline
# See readline(3readline) and `info rluserman' for more information.
# Be 8 bit clean.
set input-meta on
set output-meta on
# To allow the use of 8bit-characters like the german umlauts, uncomment
# the line below. However this makes the meta key not work as a meta key,
# which is annoying to those which don't need to type in 8-bit characters.
# set convert-meta off
# try to enable the application keypad when it is called. Some systems
# need this to enable the arrow keys.
# set enable-keypad on
# see /usr/share/doc/bash/inputrc.arrows for other codes of arrow keys
# do not bell on tab-completion
# set bell-style none
# set bell-style visible
# some defaults / modifications for the emacs mode
$if mode=emacs
# allow the use of the Home/End keys
"\e[1~": beginning-of-line
"\e[4~": end-of-line
# allow the use of the Delete/Insert keys
"\e[3~": delete-char
"\e[2~": quoted-insert
# mappings for "page up" and "page down" to step to the beginning/end
# of the history
# "\e[5~": beginning-of-history
# "\e[6~": end-of-history
# alternate mappings for "page up" and "page down" to search the history
# "\e[5~": history-search-backward
# "\e[6~": history-search-forward
# mappings for Ctrl-left-arrow and Ctrl-right-arrow for word moving
"\e[1;5C": forward-word
"\e[1;5D": backward-word
"\e[5C": forward-word
"\e[5D": backward-word
"\e\e[C": forward-word
"\e\e[D": backward-word
$if term=rxvt
"\e[7~": beginning-of-line
"\e[8~": end-of-line
"\eOc": forward-word
"\eOd": backward-word
$endif
# for non RH/Debian xterm, can't hurt for RH/Debian xterm
# "\eOH": beginning-of-line
# "\eOF": end-of-line
# for freebsd console
# "\e[H": beginning-of-line
# "\e[F": end-of-line
$endif
A: Answer with more intuitive word breaks. If I have:
ls foo/bar foo/bar/baz
I want a word to be foo/bar, not foo. It took a while a while to get that working.
From this I added to .bash_profile:
# Use Ctrl-g instead of Ctrl-f because Ctrl-f is mapped in macs to Find
bind '"\C-g":vi-fWord'
bind '"\C-b":vi-bWord'
From what I could tell, it's not possible to mention Option key in .bash_profile. So I had iTerm2 map from C-g -> Option-right, C-b -> Option-left:
A: With iTerm2 3.1.4, I was able to setup the following without adding individual key mappings.
*
*Go to Preferences > Profiles > Keys
*Left/Right ⌥ Key: Select Esc+
With a new Terminal session you are now able to use:
Option ⌥ + f to Get Forward
Option ⌥ + b to Get Forward
Option ⌥ + Delete ⌫ to Delete Word
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92fe0288743843dbcc823b5b3b703fbb60f8e645 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Cannot switch FaceTime call to iPhone after initiating it on my Mac I initiated a call on my MacbookPro (running OS X Yosemite), but I cannot transfer it to my iPhone while it's in progress, as advertised on the Continuity feature.
The Apple Support article says:
Transfer the call to your iPhone: Unlock your iPhone, then tap the “Touch to return to call” banner at the top of the screen on your iPhone.
When I unlock my iPhone 6 Plus (running iOS 8.1), however, no banner appears at the top of the screen, and my phone seems to completely ignore the presence of a call.
Since there are no troubleshooting steps listed on the Apple Support guide for this issue, is there any way to troubleshoot this issue or to fix it?
A: The continuity is only for cellular calls, which are routed through the iPhone, but doesn’t work with facetime calls.
FaceTime would have to just be configured on both devices and you pick up directly without needing a hand-off from one ringing to cause the other to ring.
| Q: Cannot switch FaceTime call to iPhone after initiating it on my Mac I initiated a call on my MacbookPro (running OS X Yosemite), but I cannot transfer it to my iPhone while it's in progress, as advertised on the Continuity feature.
The Apple Support article says:
Transfer the call to your iPhone: Unlock your iPhone, then tap the “Touch to return to call” banner at the top of the screen on your iPhone.
When I unlock my iPhone 6 Plus (running iOS 8.1), however, no banner appears at the top of the screen, and my phone seems to completely ignore the presence of a call.
Since there are no troubleshooting steps listed on the Apple Support guide for this issue, is there any way to troubleshoot this issue or to fix it?
A: The continuity is only for cellular calls, which are routed through the iPhone, but doesn’t work with facetime calls.
FaceTime would have to just be configured on both devices and you pick up directly without needing a hand-off from one ringing to cause the other to ring.
A: Try to open Phone app on your iPhone, you must see the banner and will be able to return to call.
A: I would suggest upgrading both devices to the lates versions of OS/iOS, or at least your iPhone. This will probably resolve your issue.
A: If after configuring both the Mac and the iOS device correctly per the support linked article below, it still doesn't work, sign out of iCloud first on the Mac and then re-sign in and see if it attempts to re-establish the continuity through iCloud.
If that doesn't work, sign out of iCloud on both the Mac and iOS device(s) and re-login and ensure all configurations are correct per this Apple Support document:
*
*Make and receive calls on your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch
A: from the lock screen, the phone icon should be at the lower left, swipe up and it will take over the call from the mac.
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23a36647bde7adf7312b6af97b6fe7dffe623c6a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What can be done with no calculator or weather app on iPad? Asking for my six year old. Her iPad has no weather app or calculator, which is apparently making her very unhappy. She can see myself and her mom using both of these apps on our iPhones, but her iPad somehow doesn't have them.
What can I do to calculate and look for weather on an iPad Air with iOS 8.1 on it?
A: Apple simply haven't made iPad apps for Weather or Calculator. This is intentional and nothing you have done. Apps with similar functionality are numerous on the App Store.
Additionally, the notification center does pull a local forecast, and many extensions can add exactly the weather information you prefer rather than just using Yahoo weather like the iPhone does. There are many regions in the world where local weather apps are superior to the ones on iPhone.
| Q: What can be done with no calculator or weather app on iPad? Asking for my six year old. Her iPad has no weather app or calculator, which is apparently making her very unhappy. She can see myself and her mom using both of these apps on our iPhones, but her iPad somehow doesn't have them.
What can I do to calculate and look for weather on an iPad Air with iOS 8.1 on it?
A: Apple simply haven't made iPad apps for Weather or Calculator. This is intentional and nothing you have done. Apps with similar functionality are numerous on the App Store.
Additionally, the notification center does pull a local forecast, and many extensions can add exactly the weather information you prefer rather than just using Yahoo weather like the iPhone does. There are many regions in the world where local weather apps are superior to the ones on iPhone.
A: On the iPad, Siri will perform math calculations and the world clock will show weather for the locations you add.
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b039b6359e6a760f86938fee751adb317ca47d04 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Spotlight file path in Yosemite How do I expand the file path in Spotlight in Yosemite? In previous OS versions it would scroll to see the entire path, but now it only shows the end of the path preceded by ... Many of my files are PDFs of scientific literature and all I can see in the file path upon holding the command key is the end of the title.
A: I found this workaround:
*
*open TextEdit.app
*switch to Plain Text (Format -> Make Plain Text or Cmd-Shift-T)
*search in Spotlight
*drag item into TextEdit.app window
It also works if you drag the file from Spotlight into a terminal window.
I am not sure if there is a more convenient way to do it. If there isn't, I hope Apple will fix this soon.
| Q: Spotlight file path in Yosemite How do I expand the file path in Spotlight in Yosemite? In previous OS versions it would scroll to see the entire path, but now it only shows the end of the path preceded by ... Many of my files are PDFs of scientific literature and all I can see in the file path upon holding the command key is the end of the title.
A: I found this workaround:
*
*open TextEdit.app
*switch to Plain Text (Format -> Make Plain Text or Cmd-Shift-T)
*search in Spotlight
*drag item into TextEdit.app window
It also works if you drag the file from Spotlight into a terminal window.
I am not sure if there is a more convenient way to do it. If there isn't, I hope Apple will fix this soon.
A: On Yosemite you need to command double-click the search result to access the enclosing folder
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c7c39cd445399daee6d81cb7f93c4158cfe64937 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: FaceTime on my iPad I have a number (3) in red on my FaceTime icon on my iPad but I can't see what it's for. I've been onto my call history and no missed calls and I've now deleted all the calls made and received but the little red number is still there and I can't get rid of it. How do I do this and what was it for?
A: I have this happen frequently. The missed calls appear to be calls coming in on my iPhone, and then the status is 'handed off' to my iPad.
Just viewing the 'Audio' or 'Video' tab doesn't clear the notification.
I find that I have to click 'edit' then 'done' on both the Video and Audio tab, then when I return to the home screen from the FaceTime app the notification goes away.
| Q: FaceTime on my iPad I have a number (3) in red on my FaceTime icon on my iPad but I can't see what it's for. I've been onto my call history and no missed calls and I've now deleted all the calls made and received but the little red number is still there and I can't get rid of it. How do I do this and what was it for?
A: I have this happen frequently. The missed calls appear to be calls coming in on my iPhone, and then the status is 'handed off' to my iPad.
Just viewing the 'Audio' or 'Video' tab doesn't clear the notification.
I find that I have to click 'edit' then 'done' on both the Video and Audio tab, then when I return to the home screen from the FaceTime app the notification goes away.
A: I had a similar problem. Try closing out of the app or restarting your Ipad and the numbers should disappear. Hope this helps!
A: Open facetime, on the left you have a small menu with an overview of who called you and who you have called.
When video is selected, open audio. Or open video when audio is selected.
This is how I could solve this problem on my ipad.
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a95dfc8be92dc850437a4a12d848dd7d481df997 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I change HTML5 video playback speed (e.g., 1.5x, 2x) in Safari for Yosemite? I use ClickToFlash to switch most videos from Flash to HTML5 (QuickTime) versions in Safari.
HTML5 allows for variable speed playback, but not in the quicktime plugin for safari so far as I can tell. Any suggestions?
Looks like there's a Chrome extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/video-speed-controller/nffaoalbilbmmfgbnbgppjihopabppdk?hl=en
| Q: How do I change HTML5 video playback speed (e.g., 1.5x, 2x) in Safari for Yosemite? I use ClickToFlash to switch most videos from Flash to HTML5 (QuickTime) versions in Safari.
HTML5 allows for variable speed playback, but not in the quicktime plugin for safari so far as I can tell. Any suggestions?
Looks like there's a Chrome extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/video-speed-controller/nffaoalbilbmmfgbnbgppjihopabppdk?hl=en
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2c7637105d7ff91229be48d049039c825d2a91e8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: New Mac Mini (late 2014) sound input - says "No input devices found" I have just bought a new Mac Mini Late 2014. I noticed that the System Preferences > Sound says that there is no sound input device. This is causing me lots of problems in the app I'm developing in XCode.
My older 2012 Mac Mini shows an "Audio line-in port" and my app works.
Is there something wrong with my new Mac Mini? How can I get it to recognise the input port?
A: Try this:
Resetting the SMC and PRAM for Mac Pro, Intel-based iMac, Intel-based Mac mini, or Intel-based Xserve
• Shut down the computer.
• Unplug the computer's power cord.
• Wait fifteen seconds.
• Attach the computer's power cord.
• Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need them in next step
• Wait five seconds, then press the power button to turn on the computer.
• Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys before the gray screen appears.
• Hold the keys down until the computer restarts.
• Release the keys.
Read more: http://www.justanswer.com/mac-computers/65d0r-mac-osx-no-sound-no-input-output-devices-found.html#ixzz3XNRpChvF
| Q: New Mac Mini (late 2014) sound input - says "No input devices found" I have just bought a new Mac Mini Late 2014. I noticed that the System Preferences > Sound says that there is no sound input device. This is causing me lots of problems in the app I'm developing in XCode.
My older 2012 Mac Mini shows an "Audio line-in port" and my app works.
Is there something wrong with my new Mac Mini? How can I get it to recognise the input port?
A: Try this:
Resetting the SMC and PRAM for Mac Pro, Intel-based iMac, Intel-based Mac mini, or Intel-based Xserve
• Shut down the computer.
• Unplug the computer's power cord.
• Wait fifteen seconds.
• Attach the computer's power cord.
• Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need them in next step
• Wait five seconds, then press the power button to turn on the computer.
• Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys before the gray screen appears.
• Hold the keys down until the computer restarts.
• Release the keys.
Read more: http://www.justanswer.com/mac-computers/65d0r-mac-osx-no-sound-no-input-output-devices-found.html#ixzz3XNRpChvF
| apple | {
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cb1759530eb4e89f0c36a94f7b804ce9a018af70 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is this olympic icon in the iPhone status bar? Today, professional skier Tom Wallisch (at one point on the US Ski team) uploaded a screenshot of his phone:
(source: newschoolers.com)
Does the Olympic icon indicate this is an Olympic, or US Olympic, sanctioned iPhone? Are there other examples of custom brand icons in the status bar?
A: Changing the iOS carrier name/logo is possible using external tools on your mac or on the iPhone, if the iPhone is jailbroken. There is no indication that this iPhone is related to the olympics at all. Changing the carrier logo is relatively easy.
To change the carrier to a logo using a mac on a non jailbroken iPhone, use the following tool: http://uhelios.com/downloads/.
To change the carrier on a jailbroken phone, use the tool Zeppelin. A how to can be found here: http://www.iphonehacks.com/2013/12/change-iphone-carrier-logo-ios-7-zeppelin.html.
| Q: What is this olympic icon in the iPhone status bar? Today, professional skier Tom Wallisch (at one point on the US Ski team) uploaded a screenshot of his phone:
(source: newschoolers.com)
Does the Olympic icon indicate this is an Olympic, or US Olympic, sanctioned iPhone? Are there other examples of custom brand icons in the status bar?
A: Changing the iOS carrier name/logo is possible using external tools on your mac or on the iPhone, if the iPhone is jailbroken. There is no indication that this iPhone is related to the olympics at all. Changing the carrier logo is relatively easy.
To change the carrier to a logo using a mac on a non jailbroken iPhone, use the following tool: http://uhelios.com/downloads/.
To change the carrier on a jailbroken phone, use the tool Zeppelin. A how to can be found here: http://www.iphonehacks.com/2013/12/change-iphone-carrier-logo-ios-7-zeppelin.html.
A: This is likely a jailbroken iPhone which has had a tweak installed (such as the Zeppelin tweak for iOS7) which allows the user replace the Carrier logo with any logo of their choosing.
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"source": "stackexchange",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/154367"
} |
41e8de50d85fd3e5aa33ffebf63dbb66d201a826 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Google Chrome Helper (not responding) After upgrading to Yosemite, I found there are quite some Google Chrome Helper (not responding) processes after MacBook resumes from hibernate (closing the MacBook cover).
It seems to me close-and-reopen Chrome will clean up the (Not Responding) processes.
What is the problem?
A: You can see developers from the Google Chrome team discussing the issue here.
If I'm reading correctly, something triggers a change in the way things are drawn to the screen. The WindowServer process, which is responsible for drawing everything to the screen, issues a notification announcing that change to every process with a GUI and expects an acknowledgement of the notification. These Chrome processes don't respond, so the operating system flags the processes as "Not responding".
Long story short is that they think this is just a cosmetic problem that will be fixed shortly. It doesn't actually seem to affect performance.
They've found and fixed similar issues in the past, for example 304860. I think this is a side-effect of the multi-process architecture that they use for Chrome.
| Q: Google Chrome Helper (not responding) After upgrading to Yosemite, I found there are quite some Google Chrome Helper (not responding) processes after MacBook resumes from hibernate (closing the MacBook cover).
It seems to me close-and-reopen Chrome will clean up the (Not Responding) processes.
What is the problem?
A: You can see developers from the Google Chrome team discussing the issue here.
If I'm reading correctly, something triggers a change in the way things are drawn to the screen. The WindowServer process, which is responsible for drawing everything to the screen, issues a notification announcing that change to every process with a GUI and expects an acknowledgement of the notification. These Chrome processes don't respond, so the operating system flags the processes as "Not responding".
Long story short is that they think this is just a cosmetic problem that will be fixed shortly. It doesn't actually seem to affect performance.
They've found and fixed similar issues in the past, for example 304860. I think this is a side-effect of the multi-process architecture that they use for Chrome.
A: It seems like the problem is now fixed with Google Chrome Version 39.0.2171.65 (64-bit). Mine wasn't updated automatically from version 38, so
Just uninstall and download new one then install
Hope this helps.
A: Wired.com has a succinct article here which brings up some interesting points:
The quick story is that Google Chrome Helper isn’t really the problem.
It tends to go on the rampage when there’s a rogue extension or when
Google Chrome’s plug-in settings are configured to run everything by
default. ... but most users in the Help Center forums seem to run into trouble when it’s working with Flash content.
“Google Chrome Helper” is the generic name for embedded content that runs outside the browser. Browser plug-ins aren’t features that are rendered by HTML code; they involve content that needs to be pulled in from elsewhere. ...
The fix:
Disabling Helper’s auto-helping is easy, and it won’t prevent you from using plug-ins. You’ll just have to opt in to view plug-in content on a case-by-case basis. ... First, shut down all your Chrome windows without quitting the program. In the Chrome menu, go to “Preferences,” scroll all the way down in the menu, and click on “Show advanced settings…” The first item in the expanded advanced settings list will be “Privacy,” and click on the “Content Settings” button right under that. About halfway down the content settings list is a “Plug-ins” entry, which will likely be set to “Run automatically.” Instead, select “Click to play.”
I know this is a lot of copy 'n' paste, but it is some very interesting information.
A: go to chrome://flags
look for something with sandbox
click disable -> restart chrome
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074fe058f3f7f53e2091cc119b0523b8ba0aa980 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Music files showing up on iPhone, but not in iTunes library. How to get rid of them In iTunes, in "On This iPhone" I have all of my music files deleted, but on my iPhone in the "Music" app it shows a bunch of my old music albums and files, opening an album it has the "Download from Cloud" icon to the right, so it is not really on the iPhone.
How can I get rid of all these old albums/files cluttering my iPhone Music app? I will never want to download them from the cloud, and they are still there even after I tried restoring my phone.
Thank you.
A: Settings > music > show all music - toggle to off.
| Q: Music files showing up on iPhone, but not in iTunes library. How to get rid of them In iTunes, in "On This iPhone" I have all of my music files deleted, but on my iPhone in the "Music" app it shows a bunch of my old music albums and files, opening an album it has the "Download from Cloud" icon to the right, so it is not really on the iPhone.
How can I get rid of all these old albums/files cluttering my iPhone Music app? I will never want to download them from the cloud, and they are still there even after I tried restoring my phone.
Thank you.
A: Settings > music > show all music - toggle to off.
A: Not sure if this will work for you, but in my case, my music was showing on my iPhone, but not on my computer in my iTunes, and when connecting my iPhone to my computer the songs listed in the computer's iTunes under my iPhone were low too......I finally checked my iCloud account, and re-signed in to be sure, and THAT fix it. My songs are back on both my phone and computer! So make sure you are signed in to BOTH iTunes and iCloud!
A: figured it out...open the Music app on your iPhone...make sure My Music is selected at the bottom...Click the red drop down menu that says either Artists or Songs or Albums etc...at the bottom of drop down menu there's a tab to turn on that says Only Offline Music...that'll Show only music stored on your iPhone, not all of the past purchases
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9ce55e0ff08aec4fff3f765a74f37ace991d7208 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Limited FaceBook friends show up in Contacts app in Mavericks or Yosemite I configured my Facebook account in OS X (both Mavericks & Yosemite) using following article >> http://support.apple.com/kb/PH18993
I have 200+ friends on FB, but on Contacts app it just shows 38. Remaining are missing, I don't know what I have done wrong.
Moreover, I have allowed events and birthday calendar to sync as well, but not all birthday events are showing up in OS X calendar app.
Help much appreciated. Thanks.
p.s. I followed following article ( http://www.scrubly.com/blog/how-to-mac/how-to-set-up-social-media-accounts-in-mavericks-and-why/ ) as well, but result is same. Not all FB friends show up.
A: It is possible that only the contacts that have provided useful contact information to Facebook are showing up in your OS X Contacts app. This article suggests that Facebook would be no longer adding contacts with no contact info to to your address book: Facebook aims to declutter the iOS Contacts app by no longer syncing friends without useful contact info
| Q: Limited FaceBook friends show up in Contacts app in Mavericks or Yosemite I configured my Facebook account in OS X (both Mavericks & Yosemite) using following article >> http://support.apple.com/kb/PH18993
I have 200+ friends on FB, but on Contacts app it just shows 38. Remaining are missing, I don't know what I have done wrong.
Moreover, I have allowed events and birthday calendar to sync as well, but not all birthday events are showing up in OS X calendar app.
Help much appreciated. Thanks.
p.s. I followed following article ( http://www.scrubly.com/blog/how-to-mac/how-to-set-up-social-media-accounts-in-mavericks-and-why/ ) as well, but result is same. Not all FB friends show up.
A: It is possible that only the contacts that have provided useful contact information to Facebook are showing up in your OS X Contacts app. This article suggests that Facebook would be no longer adding contacts with no contact info to to your address book: Facebook aims to declutter the iOS Contacts app by no longer syncing friends without useful contact info
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eafeb5479e60ae98d24242420920e879dae00e98 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Disable trackpad handwriting keyboard shortcut without disabling Chinese keyboard input? In the Keyboard Shortcuts preference pane, this is the one shortcut that can't be disabled. It's disabled if you turn off Chinese keyboard input, but I want to keep the keyboard input.
I got hopeful when I found this technique for editing the symbolic hotkeys plist:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15719135/how-to-disable-keyboard-shortcuts-in-mac-os-x
But I haven't been able to find a symbol corresponding to this shortcut.
A: Removing all the Chinese input methods and adding them back (except "handwriting", obviously) should make the shortcut go away.
| Q: Disable trackpad handwriting keyboard shortcut without disabling Chinese keyboard input? In the Keyboard Shortcuts preference pane, this is the one shortcut that can't be disabled. It's disabled if you turn off Chinese keyboard input, but I want to keep the keyboard input.
I got hopeful when I found this technique for editing the symbolic hotkeys plist:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15719135/how-to-disable-keyboard-shortcuts-in-mac-os-x
But I haven't been able to find a symbol corresponding to this shortcut.
A: Removing all the Chinese input methods and adding them back (except "handwriting", obviously) should make the shortcut go away.
A: I couldn't find a way to disable it either, but if you click on the shortcut key combination, you can change it to something you'll never press. (I used shift-control-option-command-space)
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ca10b0543bed9c6280ea96f0afdaf130a9e5f2a6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to close all notification alerts? I've come back from vacation, and I have an unknown large number of e-mail alerts piled up. Hitting the x in notification center only cleared some of them - I'm assuming it was the last 5 since that's what I have it configured to show.
It seems the only way I can clear them is by hitting "close" on each individual message, but that is ridiculously tedious and I have no idea how long it's going to take. In notification center, only new mails that come in are being shown and dismissable with the general x button.
I've tried switching off mail alerts, removing mail from notification center completely, closing Mail.app and restarting, and nothing clears the old alerts.
Is there a way?
EDIT: this has been happening since Yosemite at least, and is still happening in El Capitan.
| Q: Is it possible to close all notification alerts? I've come back from vacation, and I have an unknown large number of e-mail alerts piled up. Hitting the x in notification center only cleared some of them - I'm assuming it was the last 5 since that's what I have it configured to show.
It seems the only way I can clear them is by hitting "close" on each individual message, but that is ridiculously tedious and I have no idea how long it's going to take. In notification center, only new mails that come in are being shown and dismissable with the general x button.
I've tried switching off mail alerts, removing mail from notification center completely, closing Mail.app and restarting, and nothing clears the old alerts.
Is there a way?
EDIT: this has been happening since Yosemite at least, and is still happening in El Capitan.
| apple | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/154436"
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56fc34c40db9d2c623f6dc062363bccf8f558443 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Yosemite disables audio output on external monitor change When I plug or unplug monitor so the screen configuration changes, or if I open/close the MBP lid, then:
*
*The audio stops
*When I try to change volume, the volume symbol is crossed like this: Ø
Can it be fixed somehow? E.g. on Skype calls it's very annoying.
A: Look at the What If I'm Running the Stable Version? of this article.
So, open System Preferences, go to the Sound menu and then look in the Output tab to see which device is used for output.
I confirmed that when I unplugged my HDMI monitor and plugged it back in, the monitor was selected by default, but when I then manually selected Headphones and then unplugged an reconnected my monitor again, this time Headphones stayed selected.
| Q: Yosemite disables audio output on external monitor change When I plug or unplug monitor so the screen configuration changes, or if I open/close the MBP lid, then:
*
*The audio stops
*When I try to change volume, the volume symbol is crossed like this: Ø
Can it be fixed somehow? E.g. on Skype calls it's very annoying.
A: Look at the What If I'm Running the Stable Version? of this article.
So, open System Preferences, go to the Sound menu and then look in the Output tab to see which device is used for output.
I confirmed that when I unplugged my HDMI monitor and plugged it back in, the monitor was selected by default, but when I then manually selected Headphones and then unplugged an reconnected my monitor again, this time Headphones stayed selected.
| apple | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/154447"
} |
860244e5cf1ba9edb4ad885ce0e47ff0d6939dc7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mail.app @hotmail.com Exchange Is it possible (in any way!) to enable my @live.nl, @outlook.com, @hotmail.com accounts through Exchange, into the stock Mail application? I'm willing to buy Office 365 for one account (and remove the others) as long as it supports 'offline' push messages. I've tried the following:
Add the account through 'Internet accounts' in System Preferences. As the exchange server, I've tried: m.outlook.com and s.outlook.com.
From what I've read, OS X Mail.app does not support EAS (Exchange Active Sync), which is the only form of Exchange supported by @outlook.com, @live.nl, @hotmail.com etc. Could anyone verify this?
EDIT:
For clarification, I want to have an Exchange set-up to receive the additional contact, calendar and reminders syncing.
A: To add Microsoft mail accounts to mail, you have to select 'Add other account...' from the internet accounts list. Then enter your hotmail email and password as normal.
| Q: Mail.app @hotmail.com Exchange Is it possible (in any way!) to enable my @live.nl, @outlook.com, @hotmail.com accounts through Exchange, into the stock Mail application? I'm willing to buy Office 365 for one account (and remove the others) as long as it supports 'offline' push messages. I've tried the following:
Add the account through 'Internet accounts' in System Preferences. As the exchange server, I've tried: m.outlook.com and s.outlook.com.
From what I've read, OS X Mail.app does not support EAS (Exchange Active Sync), which is the only form of Exchange supported by @outlook.com, @live.nl, @hotmail.com etc. Could anyone verify this?
EDIT:
For clarification, I want to have an Exchange set-up to receive the additional contact, calendar and reminders syncing.
A: To add Microsoft mail accounts to mail, you have to select 'Add other account...' from the internet accounts list. Then enter your hotmail email and password as normal.
A: If you really want to go through all these expenses,why not load "Windows Parallel" and load "windows ,along with Microsoft outlook".
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/154454"
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f66aaf0f96c7dbde6192dccba67e6fdddc488c65 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Apply Computer Name and local hostname with System Image Utility I am going through trying to create a NetInstall image using System Image Utility and am curious about how the "Apply Computer Name and Local Hostname settings from a file" option works under the Apply System Configuration Settings task in the Automator Library.
Could anyone perhaps give some insight about how this works?
A: Try this format:-the Order is MAC Address, hostname (fqdn or not), Computer name (optional), Bonjour name (optional)
00:2c:76:8d:28:3b -automatic- Computer 1 Computer 1
00:2c:76:8d:28:2b -automatic- Computer 2 Computer 2
00:2c:76:8d:28:1b -automatic- Computer 3 Computer 3
| Q: Apply Computer Name and local hostname with System Image Utility I am going through trying to create a NetInstall image using System Image Utility and am curious about how the "Apply Computer Name and Local Hostname settings from a file" option works under the Apply System Configuration Settings task in the Automator Library.
Could anyone perhaps give some insight about how this works?
A: Try this format:-the Order is MAC Address, hostname (fqdn or not), Computer name (optional), Bonjour name (optional)
00:2c:76:8d:28:3b -automatic- Computer 1 Computer 1
00:2c:76:8d:28:2b -automatic- Computer 2 Computer 2
00:2c:76:8d:28:1b -automatic- Computer 3 Computer 3
| apple | {
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"source": "stackexchange",
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/154481"
} |
28b6d8bb87e0c5f75ea0bb6a95d18ce08d30774f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it at all possible to open a 3rd party iPad app in a mac (xcode emulator, for example) Someone asked me this - I think the answer is no for a number of reasons, but I wanted to confirm. Is there any way to open an iPad app on a mac desktop or laptop?
For example I download a publisher's ipad reader - call it the WSJ's, for example - could I run it on my iMac and buy issues etc?
A: You can't. IPAs downloaded from the App Store are built for the ARM processor in actual iOS devices. The iPhone Simulator is not an emulator and can't run ARM code. You will need to compile your own app from the source code, so unless the app is open source you will not be able to do this.
| Q: Is it at all possible to open a 3rd party iPad app in a mac (xcode emulator, for example) Someone asked me this - I think the answer is no for a number of reasons, but I wanted to confirm. Is there any way to open an iPad app on a mac desktop or laptop?
For example I download a publisher's ipad reader - call it the WSJ's, for example - could I run it on my iMac and buy issues etc?
A: You can't. IPAs downloaded from the App Store are built for the ARM processor in actual iOS devices. The iPhone Simulator is not an emulator and can't run ARM code. You will need to compile your own app from the source code, so unless the app is open source you will not be able to do this.
| apple | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/154485"
} |
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