Apple's Unix-based operating system. Use for questions about the operating system or to provide OS context. For Mac hardware questions, use [mac]. Questions about using macOS on non-Apple hardware ("Hackintosh"), are off-topic.
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Skype on Mac: disable wikimarkup and emoticons
I read in another question response that it is possible to disable wikimarkup on Skype by prefixing a message with "@@ " (no quotes, two at chars followed by a space), and it is also possible to ...
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Master-Slave Two Identical Macbook Pros
I am looking for a way to master-slave two identical (hardware, os and disk image) Macbook Pros such that any interface actions made by the user on the master MBP with be sent to the slave MBP (via ...
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Explain me fsck_hfs output
I am trying to check external USB 3.5" HDD for bad sectors and fix them if possible.
$ sudo fsck_hfs -fy -S /dev/disk2
Gives following output:
** /dev/rdisk2 (NO WRITE)
Scanning entire disk for bad ...
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Windows can't read HDD external Mac
I have a hdd external Seagate. I am using it in OS X El Capitan.
But, when I connect it to pc with Windows 7.
Windows can't read it.
I have tried to check from disk management, command prompt, it is ...
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How can I read very old iChat transcripts?
Sometime in 2005, Apple's iChat switched to writing its logs as binary plists. But before that, it was another format that I don't know how to read.
> file some-early-2005-log.chat
some-early-2005-...
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Audio sounds awful in Win10 via Bootcamp (audiosrv / USBAUDIO.sys)
I'm currently running Windows 10 via Bootcamp in macOS Sierra. Seemingly at random, the sound quality turns awful.
Solutions I have found include
unplugging and plugging the headphones in again
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How to create a proper global or OS level keybinding in OSX
Let's say I set command-z to something in system preferences -> keyboard -> shortcuts. Every application on the planet will override my keybinding and command-z will "undo" instead of whatever I ...
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How to run Ubuntu 16.04 LTS server in a MacBook Pro 11,3?
Could anybody help to post a step by step instruction on how to install an Ubuntu 16.04 LTS server image on a mid-2014 MacBookPro Retina with hardware ID 11,3 without using Parallel or VMware fusion? ...
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Why is my .bash_profile showing duplicated entries?
So I've been trying to do a cleanup of sorts on my mac OS .bash_profile (had a few issues with it), and now when I do echo $PATH on my Terminal I get the following:
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/...
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How to kill zombie process with random PID [on hold]
Trying to start tomcat on MacOS but it says port is in use. I have a zombie process which locks it.
ps axj | grep 'Z'
user 1711 363 1710 0 2 S+ s000 0:00.00 grep Z
How to kill ...
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win 10 autohotkey; how do you remap window swapping from alt-tab to ctrl-tab?
I recently swapped the ctrl and alt functions on my computer to make it feel more like a mac, but one thing is still bugging me. When I press alt-tab now I cycle through different tabs of the ...
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Can't use Contacs mac app with OpenLDAP server
I have problems with Contacts mac app, when I try to perform search i get nothing, server logs says that my client try to connect without any authentication, but i provide password correctly. What can ...
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How can I map a shared folder from my container on Mac?
I have a folder insider a Docker container that is shared through Samba. I can map this folder on Windows without problem running something like:
net use z: \\vm_ip\folder
In the case above, z: is ...
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Opening a chrome:// url from command line
I'm trying to open chrome://inspect/#devices from the command line. So far I've tried the following two things:
/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome "chrome://inspect/#...
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How to flush custom route?
I am on MacOS system and after running some script, I had some garbage in my route table shown below:
27.123.232/22 172.19.25.254 UGSc 0 0 en0
36.255.220/22 172....
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Converting file systems of mac via terminal [closed]
I already know about the file systems of mac os x and converting the file systems via gui interface, but i would rather know about the terminal commands of os x for converting one file system to ...
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Universal Back/Forward mouse buttons in OSX instead of M4/M5?
I'm stumped by the behavior of the two side buttons on my Logitech MX Master mouse. On all my other mice, the side buttons are detected as generic "button 4" and "button 5". (I verified this using ...
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alternatives to diskutil to unmount
When I run diskutil list, it shows that, in addition to the HD already mounted on my Mac OS, I have another mount on /dev/disk2, which I mounted with a project name restic that uses fuse filesystem. ...
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Install Composer MacOS Sierra
so I'm trying to install composer (getcomposer.org/) from my Macbook, I noticed it's a bit different from Windows. I ran the commands specified in the page and it installed in /Users/macbookpro/...
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MySQL root user gone after migrating from Mavericks to Yosemite
I was having permission issues with the root user on the MySQL installation on OS X 10.10. Could not run queries, could not log on to phpMyAdmin. I found out that there was no root user in the ...
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Recover mac OS from Windows
I got an MacBook Pro which has Windows 7. Actually it belongs to my uncle. Now I want to install mac os in that laptop. Any mac OS, but all the startup keys do not work and there is no any recovery ...
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Launchd on OSX has high cpu usage
I am trying to find the cause of excessively high CPU and fan usage on my MacBook Pro. I have noticed this line in the console, this is repeated in the entire system.log. I don't know really what else ...
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How to get rid of Level3 Search engine from Chrome? [duplicate]
Each time when I type some non-existing domain name in Chrome bar address, I'm redirected to Level3 Search engine.
For example when going to: http://javauto.org, I'm getting the immediate redirect to:...
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Calendar sidebar in Outlook for Mac
I'm using Outlook for Mac 15.33 and sometimes check Outlook on a different machine that has Windows. The Windows version's default setup has a sidebar on the right, essentially a summary of the ...
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MP3 player says “Flash Error, To Format” after reformatting it on a Mac
I currently have 2 MP3 players
I had formatted my MP3 player to MS-DOS(FAT32), the other one is MS-DOS(FAT32) as well, but that one hasn't been formatted. I tried uploading a song to it, and when I ...
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How to figure out which action is binded to specific keystroke (keyboard shortcut) in macOS?
Recently I found that (command + ctrl + d) works for dictionary in macOS.
How can I find other keystroke bind to specific action (like finding dictionary)?
I am trying to find the functionality that ...
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What is mac process 'wirelessproxd'
A process called wirelessproxd is running on port 80 in my mac. What does this process mean? This also does not have any information on it. Any help is appreciated.
OS - OSX Yosemite 10.10.5
I ...
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Is it possible to convert non-bootable USB to bootable USB?
I have been trying to install Kali Linux and get it to run on my Mac but I have had problems with both DVDs and USBs. I probably may be doing something wrong.
What I have been trying to do is to burn ...
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Outlook/Exchange vs. macOS calendaring
Asked on Ask Different (apple.stackexchange.com) but no replies and only a few views. Maybe the wrong Venue? Maybe {tl:dr}? I apologize for being verbose but hope this helps me down the path of ...
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How to find out the PID which generates traffics to port 9229 in MacBook
There are unknown traffics to port 9229 in my MacBook.
$ sudo tcpdump -i any -n port 9229
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12:10:39.176502 IP6 ::1.62261 > ::1.9229: Flags [S], seq 638850191, win 65535, options [mss 16324,...
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Disable parts of the 2017 Macbook's trackpad?
I'm forced to use a Macbook at work and I really dislike the trackpad. It has horrible palm detection, so it often registers unintended inputs. Is there a way to disable the edges of the trackpad? E.g....
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El Capitan only tries SMBv1 on some servers
I am not able to connect to Windows SMB shares on some hosts since we've disabled SMBv1 on our domain. After doing some research with Wireshark, it seems my Mac is only offering SMBv1 as an option to ...
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How can I get shift a single character on many lines to a single column?
Consider the following text that I would be typing into sublime. These would be notes I am taking for server/software installations.
Setting Ant : 345
Setting Cat : 690
Setting Weird : 1035
Setting ...
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MSB4057 Error on Visual Studio 2017 Mac with VB Projects
I've been having issues running vb projects in Mac Visual Studio 2017. Trying to get it set up for my girlfriend. I've tried reinstalling Visual Studio, and reinstalling Mono, to no avail. I tested C# ...
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How can I tell if an Outguess file extraction is a false positive?
I received an image that I suspected may have an embedded message using steganography. I tried Outguess (for MacOS) and after a few educated guesses at the passphrase got a successful extraction.
The ...
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Convert Numbers file to Excel file
I have a spreadsheet created on a Mac using the software "Numbers".
In which way can I convert it into an Excel file to modify it on a Windows pc?
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Recover Ubuntu dual boot on Mac OS X after ejecting hard disk
I installed Ubuntu 16.04 on my Mac OS X using a hard drive after creating a partition.
When I used the option key to start it, and clicked on the drive that wasn't the Macintosh HD, it successfully ...
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Nano opens extremely slow on mac while using ZSH?
Whenever I type try to open a file using nano on my mac while in ZSH, it takes about 4 seconds before nano actually opens and I'm unsure why. Does anyone have suggestions to debug this issue and ...
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Command to rediscover all external drives in OS X without rebooting
I am in a long encrypting operation which I do not wish to interrupt, but would like my Mac to rediscover and remount all external drives without having to reboot my system
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Synology - mount a directory via sshfs with user/group mapping
I have been experimenting with sshfs with the intent to access a directory on a Synology box and mount it via Terminal. To this end, I am using version of SSHFS as provided by the FUSE for macOS ...
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How can mark a word document as final “Mark as final” when using a Mac
I would like to mark my word document as final, i.e. it will be indicated as such when the document is opened and editing is restricted until the final mark is removed.
I know how this works using ...
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Storage space “disappeared” on internal SSD of MacBook Air
After letting the FreeBSD installer to "automatically create an EFI partition" on my MacBook Air, there seems to be some problem with my internal SSD:
192:~ sunqingyao$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (...
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locating a file I recently opened
I opened an Illustrator file the other day that I found quite back accident while searching for another file. Now that I am purposefully trying to find it, Of course I cannot. Unfortunately I don't ...
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How to change the default settings for volume and brightness keys in Mac OS?
One of the best Mac OS keyboard shortcuts I've discovered this past year is that by pressing SHIFT+OPTION while pressing the volume up/down keys or brightness up/down keys, the levels change in ...
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See the creator of an image file
I hope this question fits on this stack exchange, if not I am sorry.
I was wondering whether it is possible to see who the creator of a certain image file is.
As an example lets say I have created ...
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Why is ac showing 0.00 on macOS under an admin account?
I'm on macOS 10.12, running an admin account, and when I run ac from zsh I get:
┌[me@My-MacBook-Pro] [/dev/ttys000]
└[~]> ac
total 0.00
Why? It's supposed to show user logged-on ...
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yosemite, force reinstall, remote profile still exists
Folks,
I am trying to do a clean install of OSX Yosemite, and am running into an issue that there is a profile that is trying to get pushed down to the system. This happens after the initial ...
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Keyboard shortcut to go to last tab in Opera on Mac
If there are more than 10 tabs open in Opera, how do I directly jump to the last tab?
In Chrome, this was doable via ⌘ + 9, but in Opera, this takes me to the 9th tab.
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How to find cause for iTunes not exporting library XML?
My iTunes XML export has not been working for months but I need it for DJ software like Traktor Pro.
I would like to find and fix the problem and can't reset the database.
When trying to export the ...
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How to write a decrypt file.txt, using GPG Suite on macOS
I want to decrypt a file with GPG Suite.
I have tried opening Terminal.app and executing:
gpg -d /PathToTheFile/File.txt.gpg | gpg -o /APath/File.txt.
This gave the output:
gpg: no valid OpenPGP-...
