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"message": "I need to install XQuartz to install Inkscape, a vector graphics application.May I know if issues would come when I install XQuartz? I'm new to OS X and I find the need to install an application to install another application unusual.",
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"message": "It's absolutely f... | Will there be consequences or issues if I install XQuartz? | apple | 2016-12-10T11:05:03.087 |
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"message": "I'd just like to know how to add multiple lines in my autotyper. Currently, all that it can do is repeat the same lines over and over again, which is \"NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE\". I'd like to find out how to add multiple different lines of text, then for the lines to repeat.Here is my current code:<pr... | Apple Script for autotyping | apple | 2016-12-10T23:55:00.790 |
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"message": "I just tried to install windows with Boot Camp on my Macbook Pro running macOS Sierra. Just when Boot Camp wanted to split my Mac's hard drive into partitions, I stopped it, leaving some useless space taken up on my hard drive. Now, I don't know how to delete that bootcamp space (about 40 GB); the... | Delete a failed bootcamp partition MacBook Pro | apple | 2016-12-11T01:24:04.763 |
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"message": "My Mac was lost the other night. Someone probably wiped it clean, and reset nvram. Is it possible to see last locations on Find my Mac? Because who ever found it, he must have been connected to Wifi for at least 15-20min so he can do what he has done. So the question is: can I see more than one la... | Can't find my Mac last location even if my Mac was online only for half an hour? | apple | 2016-12-11T20:29:57.620 |
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"message": "Most of the articles I'm reading about the latest 10.2 update for iOS claim there is an option in Settings->Music to \"Turn on star ratings\", but I am not seeing this after updating.Is this something they introduced in the beta that didn't make the final cut? How do I turn this on?",
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"message": "My iPhone stopped working but I have encrypted backups on my machine. I won't get a new iPhone but I obviously want to extract all my data. Is there any tool how I can extract the data without buying a new iPhone?I know about many 3rd party tools, but they all have a cost behind it, and I'm wonder... | Restore data from encrypted iOS backup without respective device | apple | 2016-12-14T10:18:38.607 |
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"message": "Whenever I bring my 2015 Macbook Pro to a certain corporate environment and try to use WiFi there, it is painfully slow. At times, Google takes 5-10 seconds to load. Now, a Windows machine works just fine on this same network. What is more, when another person tries to use his 2016 Macbook Pro, he... | Macbook Pro WiFi Painfully Slow on Corporate Network, PC Works Fine | apple | 2016-12-14T18:26:50.530 |
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"message": "I don't add these web sites to the restricted list. Is the iPhone sending every page I visit to Apple? Random surfing will encounter a random restricted site. In this case it renders this app broken because the 'allow' link doesn't work. Setting is currently set to limit adult content which allow... | How does iOS know if a web site is restricted? | apple | 2016-12-14T20:15:08.103 |
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"message": "I work in a workshop that repairs iPhones etc. I find it strange that the iPhone 6 doesn't have any glue/adhesive surrounding the enclosure rim under the display. Yet, the iPhone 6s does. When doing repairs to the iPhone 6s without the adhesive, the iPhone passes all tests we've done at the work... | What's the purpose of the adhesive under iPhone 6s screen? (which doesn't exist in iPhone 6) | apple | 2016-12-14T20:44:37.467 |
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"message": "I don't even have a phone number for Aimee. Amy is even marked as a favorite. Whenever I say \"Call Amy\" then Siri says \"I don't have a phone number for Aimee.\"It was working with iOS 9. iOS 10.1.1, iPhone 5,1.",
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"message": "If both people are in your Contacts, ... | How do I get Siri to call Amy instead of Aimee? | apple | 2016-12-15T02:54:25.367 |
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"message": "<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/z7dvQ.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">What's up with that? Breezy's iPhone?This is the beginning of all my terminal prompts.",
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"message": "First, I'd check what WiFi access point your Mac is connected to.One explanation for your... | My terminal prompt has a weird, unfamiliar name in it. | apple | 2016-12-15T17:03:47.673 |
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"message": "I've noticed a black color coat on my Macbook screen. It's a very thin layer coating and whenever I tried to clean the display, I got some carbon black dust sticking to the cleaning cloth.I would like to know whether I can re-coat my screen since the layer has been deteriorating ever since.PS: M... | Macbook Display Screen Coating | apple | 2016-12-16T07:16:24.690 |
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"message": "So I have an iPhone 6s for about a year now, and a week ago or so it uncharged (died) at 30% about. Then today it uncharged again at 30%, I tried turning it on right after but it showed me the black screen you get when iPhone uncharges (with the red battery level), in 5 min I tried turning it on a... | iPhone 6s uncharged at 30% battery | apple | 2016-12-16T10:08:47.570 |
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"message": "First of all, I'm uncertain if this is a question for AskDifferent. If not, please point me to the correct section.I have a website that features paid subscription based content. I would like to create an iOS app in which users login and have access to the app's functionality only if their subscri... | iOS app with subscription on remote server | apple | 2016-12-16T16:24:58.387 |
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"message": "I've never turned on \"sync documents and desktop to iCloud\" but a friend says she never turned hers on but it's on. When she tries to turn it off, the \"are you sure\" popup says that it will keep the documents on iCloud but delete them from the Mac. That makes absolutely no sense!But iCloud i... | How to make iCloud stop syncing documents without erasing from Mac? | apple | 2016-12-17T04:17:11.463 |
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"message": "When I create a folder it will be placed in an irrelevant position to the existing items in that directory, making a mess, killing all aesthetics, whatsoever. How to make the elements to be listed in a grid or something, like for example in Windows? I want this option to be the default.",
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"message": "I am trying to install <code>iTerm2</code> terminal emulator on macOS Sierra 10.12.1 using <code>Homebrew</code>.I tried to download iTerm2 from its main site. However, the page is taking too long to respond. So, after searching the internet for alternates, I found and ran this command : <code>bre... | Unable to install iTerm2 using brew | apple | 2016-12-19T06:55:57.577 |
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"message": "Since the last update, iTunes is unusable for me on my iMac, because with every song change it shows a \"Could not connect to the iTunes Store\" error message. My network at work does not allow access to the iTunes store, but that is ok. I just want to listen to my local music connection there.I h... | How to remove the "Could not connect to the iTunes store" error message when your network does not allow access to the iTunes Store | apple | 2016-12-19T10:44:57.973 |
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"message": "I have MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) with OS X 10.11.5. Internet connection works only for Chrome. Safari and several terminal apps cannot connect to internet due to resolve host failure.I read the following posts in stackexchange that describe similar connectivity issues: <a href=\"ht... | Terminal/Safari Cannot Resolve Host But Chrome Can Connect | apple | 2016-12-19T14:22:05.823 |
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"message": "I need to travel to a country that blocks port 25 (SMTP) and 993 (IMAP) country-wide. The stock mail.app does not allow me to specify multiple ports for both SMTP and IMAP. Changing the port values back and forth for up to 10 email accounts is very tedious…Does anybody know if there's a third part... | iOS 3rd-party mail app which allows connections to multiple ports at the same time | apple | 2016-12-20T05:21:34.723 |
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"message": "Well, basically the problem is that Quicktime and keynote are not reproducing some AVI files.The first thing I noted was that some AVI files didn't had a screenshot of the video in the thumbnail. After this, when trying to reproduce the video, a blackscreen appeared in quicktime. But, as you can n... | Quicktime (and other related apple software) not reproducing some avi files | apple | 2016-12-20T14:38:53.060 |
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"message": "I recently got a macbook pro with the intention of dual booting Windows 7 so that I can play some old games I still have that don't run on anything more recent, and generally access my Steam library. I was frustrated to find that Bootcamp would not allow me to use Windows 7, despite the fact that ... | Making a Bootable Windows 7 USB without Bootcamp | apple | 2016-12-20T23:07:24.993 |
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"message": "I have a few Macs running as servers, in a remote location.Usually, I control them using Screen Sharing or Timbuktu.Sometimes, e.g. when performing some system updates, the Mac does not start up fully, so that the Mac is not reachable over the network, yet.Using a video digitizer, I can send the M... | Remotely control a Mac's keyboard from another Mac, without network | apple | 2016-12-21T09:09:49.207 |
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"message": "Tried installing printer driver software. There was some message, that might have been about \"software for the printer was installed incorrectly\", then asked if I want to repair the thing, I agreed and it started repairing permissions. In the end it still didn't properly work.The question I have... | Question about printer repairing permissions | apple | 2016-12-21T13:30:28.650 |
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"message": "So I am installing a new 1tb hard drive in my late 08 uni. This is a fresh install of both the hd and OS - I'll port any files I need at a later date. I'm running El Capitan on my current hard drive.I need to create a bootable installer to first load onto the new hd so I can then install the OS. I... | Installer App Missing from App Store | apple | 2016-12-21T19:25:25.447 |
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"message": "If a Calendar event has a location associated with it, no invitations are ever sent to any of the invitees. In fact, once a location is added to an event, no subsequent updates about changes to the event are ever sent to any invitees (including the addition of the location). This failure is silent... | How do I send invitations for Calendar events with locations? | apple | 2016-12-22T12:03:02.360 |
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"message": "I'm thinking about making some videos that will need to be recorded from my iPhone and using them in a common, Twitch-like setup where the phone's display is in one region, and a webcam, or other graphics, are displayed around the iOS stream. I've read that others partially achieve this by using ... | How can I stream/record my iOS device to MacOS? | apple | 2016-12-22T14:40:56.367 |
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"message": "I am developing a program in go; it occasionally ends up allocating very large amounts memory (>>10G on a machine with 8G of physical memory), causing the system to become unresponsive. I want to limit the amount of memory the process can allocate. The usual way I would do this is:<code>ulimit -... | How can I limit the amount of memory available to a process? | apple | 2016-12-22T14:56:59.433 |
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"message": "I just came from linux world (xfce4), where my keyboard workflow consisted of mapping F9 to terminal appf10 to firefoxf11 to emacsUpon pressing, the corresponding app would a) get focused (raised) or b) started. I achieved that by using <code>wmctrl</code>.Can I achieve this natively in Sierra or ... | single key keyboard shortcut run-or-raise applications | apple | 2016-12-23T09:18:58.930 |
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"message": "On Android phones, there are apps (not native functionality) to make the phone silent for the next N minutes starting right now. This is different than setting specific times of day like Do Not Disturb does.The functionality I'm used to takes one of two forms:An icon you click that then asks \"how... | How can I make iPhone silent for a specific amount of time? | apple | 2016-12-23T17:39:16.157 |
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"message": "I have a Macbook Pro Retina 13\" (Early 2015) and I have a bootcamp partition with Windows 10 installed in it. Also, there is an Ubuntu Linux on another partition, so it’s a triple boot computer. I’m not using rEFInd, but the stock startup manager instead. I am switching operating systems using th... | OSX Boot drive selection screen is slow, un-responsive and takes forever to load in Macbook Pro (early 2015) | apple | 2016-12-23T21:31:12.213 |
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"message": "I have a Macbook Pro Retina 13\" (Early 2015) and I have a bootcamp partition with Windows 10 installed in it. Also, there is an Ubuntu Linux on another partition, so it’s a triple boot computer. I’m not using rEFInd, but the stock startup manager instead. I am switching operating systems using th... | OSX Boot drive selection screen is slow, un-responsive and takes forever to load in Macbook Pro (early 2015) | apple | 2016-12-23T21:31:12.213 |
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"message": "I'd like some drivers for printer. Is Canon site safe to download them as self-installed trojans are Mac's worst nightmare and I have no real time scanner to detect if something comes in.Google gives me both sites, but is there any difference?<a href=\"https://www.usa.canon.com\" rel=\"nofollow no... | Are these Canon websites safe to download printer software? | apple | 2016-12-23T23:18:26.910 |
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"message": "What app would you propose to my father (simple HCI) who wants to sort, organise and attribute details to his pictures; which are taken or downloaded.Main aspects of the app is to organise easily or automatically and to set metadata to the pics so he can remember the details.I tried the Photo Inve... | Photo organiser app | apple | 2016-12-24T11:58:24.967 |
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"message": "My wife's iphone is full. I decided to free up some space by removing the photos. I connected iphone to PC and copied over complete photo collection. Then I disconnected the device and started removing each single photo by hand! Well, because you just can't select all and remove photos from your d... | How to delete photos to free up space? | apple | 2016-12-25T09:29:20.793 |
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"message": "I have videos in iTunes on my Mac desktop (in the <code>TV Shows</code> and <code>Movies</code> sections) that are shared using Home Sharing with my Apple ID. Home sharing is turned on and working; I can watch the videos on my Apple TV.I used to use Apple's <code>Videos</code> app to watch on my i... | iTunes home sharing videos with iOS 10.2 TV app | apple | 2016-12-26T22:55:31.887 |
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"message": "I was trying to uninstall linux mint and was trying to restore the partitions back to one. Somehow I ended with the one of the partition labeled FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF.This are the information from diskutil:<pre><code>/dev/disk0 (internal, physical): #: TYPE N... | iMac disk partion FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF and fusion drive unlinked | apple | 2016-12-28T05:09:31.883 |
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"message": "Presumably since the last update to macOS 10.2.2, the system started to switch to my Bluetooth headphones automatically every time they come in Bluetooth range. That means that my Macbook switches audio output every time I come home (I use them on my iPhone as well). Even if I explicitly set the a... | macOS switches to Bluetooth headphones automatically | apple | 2016-12-28T09:37:25.687 |
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"message": "Since a day, my Macbook Pro has (quite suddenly) become very slow. Of course, this is just a couple days before a major deadline :-). Any help would be appreciated! If there any questions I can answer, ask away. It beachballs all the time. This happens in whichever app I’m running at the time, and... | OSX suddenly hangs/beachballs all the time - possibly caused by windowserver or aperture? | apple | 2016-12-28T12:28:25.167 |
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"message": "How do I get all <code>sudo</code> insults messages list on macOS?",
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"message": "If you run <code>sudo strings /usr/bin/sudo</code> you get (among a lot of other things)<pre><code>Sudo version %s1.8.17p1Configure options: %s--with-password-timeout=0 --disable-setreu... | Where are sudo insults stored on macOS? | apple | 2016-12-29T10:40:37.857 |
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"message": "I was testing out a Linux Mint installation on an iMac in order to run some programs written for Linux. This iMac was a dual boot with Windows installed through bootcamp. I think it corrupted the boot system for Windows (The MBR and hybrid MBR is confusing me). I thought of removing the Linux inst... | Internal, virtual drive and recover HD missing. Unable to boot windows. How do I fix this? | apple | 2016-12-30T06:20:33.597 |
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"message": "I have iMessage on my Mac and iPhone.I treat iMessage on my phone as the primary tool. Mac iMessage is convenient to send messages occasionally, but my Mac is not always connected to the internet.A message has been delivered to my Mac, and after several hours it has not appeared on my phone. I hav... | How to force iMessage on iPhone to download messages stuck on Apple's servers? | apple | 2016-12-30T07:48:37.867 |
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"message": "So I've been trying to make a program using AppleScript, but there's one thing that's been teasing me for some time now - How do I make the mouse click at current location without using Mouse Keys?<br><br>Also, is it possible to simulate a long click (that means I set the length of it)?",
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"message": "<pre><code>ProductName: Mac OS XProductVersion: 10.11.6BuildVersion: 15G31$ sudo cron restartcron: cron already running, pid: 257`</code></pre>None of the answers in here <a href=\"https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10193788/restarting-cron-after-changing-crontab-file\">https://stackoverflow... | How do I restart the cron service on OSX? | apple | 2016-12-30T18:06:49.883 |
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"message": "How many external HD (not 4K or 5K) external displays can I use with the 2016 13\" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, using multiple HDMI to Type-C adapters?The Touch Bar models also have 4 Type-C ports and an Intel Iris Graphics 550, not an Intel Iris Graphics 540 like the base model.",
"role": "use... | How many external HD (not 4K or 5K) displays can I use with the 2016 13" MacBook Pro with Touchbar? | apple | 2016-12-31T15:56:39.190 |
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"message": "I have two apps on one Developer account which have been tested through TestFlight feature, but never released.Now, the customer accidentally decided to release them via absolutely new Developer Team. I'm Admin in both of teams, and have email/password access for Team Agent of new account.As far a... | Reuse App ID with freshly created Developer Team | apple | 2017-01-01T16:37:59.453 |
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"message": "I've bought my iPhone 7 September 16th and noticed today a change in color of the antenna stripes - they are getting blueish: <a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/EAu3N.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">I always wear it in my jeans pocket without any case or sleeve. Is there something I can do to c... | iPhone 7 — Antenna stripes change their color | apple | 2017-01-01T22:24:50.533 |
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"message": "Having just made the leap to Sierra (10.12.2), I've discovered that one of my favorite add-ons is behaving funkily, and wonder if any of you have discovered an alternative.I don't actually care that much about Growl itself, but Hardware Growler is a wonderful add-on to Growl that gives you all sor... | Replacement for Hardware Growler? | apple | 2017-01-02T23:35:53.870 |
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"message": "I have an older iPad that I got in 2012. The iOS version is 8.1A lot of space is used by my \"Photos & Camera\". I clicked on my \"Camera\" icon and after clicking on its gallery, I clicked the \"Trash\" icon next to every item in there. However, when I go into my Storage Settings, and drill... | How do I free up space (delete things) taken up by my iPad's Photo Library? | apple | 2017-01-03T00:59:06.280 |
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"message": "Is there any way to play music through all of the speakers in a 5.1 (or 7.1) surround system in Sierra? I've looked at options like Soundflower, but everything I've looked into is 3+ years old.To clarify:I'm looking for a way to play 2.1 sound out of all speakers on a 5.1 surround sound system. I ... | macOS Sierra 2.1 to 5.1 upmixer? | apple | 2017-01-03T02:46:28.557 |
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"message": "Is there any way to play music through all of the speakers in a 5.1 (or 7.1) surround system in Sierra? I've looked at options like Soundflower, but everything I've looked into is 3+ years old.To clarify:I'm looking for a way to play 2.1 sound out of all speakers on a 5.1 surround sound system. I ... | macOS Sierra 2.1 to 5.1 upmixer? | apple | 2017-01-03T02:46:28.557 |
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"message": "I have a new MacBook Pro and backed up (encrypted) my iPhone on the machine. I would like to transfer that backup to my iMac desktop and open it in iTunes on that machine. Is it possible to transfer the encrypted backup on the MacBook to the iMac? Thx.",
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"message": ... | Is It possible to move or transfer an encrypted iPhone backup between computers? | apple | 2017-01-03T04:56:11.387 |
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"message": "I frequently edit files inside of kernel extension (.KEXT) files on OS X. To do this, I have to right-click and \"Show Package Contents\". To save time, I would like to simply double-click the package and have it open with Finder.<br>Ideally, Finder would show the full folder hierarchy in column... | How to make KEXT files open with Finder | apple | 2017-01-04T00:40:31.950 |
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"message": "For some odd reason, I am unable to witness my download button, even when i am downloading something. I am able to access the downloaded file(s) in Finder just fine, but theres no download button for me to access it, open, and/or drag and drop the file in Safari itself. Does anyone have a solution... | My Safari download button has disappeared | apple | 2017-01-04T06:40:52.813 |
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"message": "At my workplace, I am unable to find a printer driver for macOS which works with the printer. Instead, I'm printing through the web-interface of the printer, and I'm wondering if there's a way to automize this.The steps I do manually that I want to automize (all or some):Save document as .ps (work... | Use script as custom printer driver to send file to web page | apple | 2017-01-04T11:00:47.667 |
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"message": "I tried googling but didn't get any adequate results. I have a 13 inch MacBook Pro mid-2010 and would like to upgrade the RAM. I have a ram module which says this on the front:<blockquote> 8GB 2Rx8 PC3L-12800S-11-13-F3</blockquote>and the company is SK Hynix. On Apple's <a href=\"https://support.... | Can I use PC3L RAM on my 2010 MBP? | apple | 2017-01-04T22:55:19.333 |
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"message": "I was given a Mac Pro 1,1 2006 2x2.66 GHz Xeon. It currently has OS X 10.6.8. I do not have the original Snow Leopard installation disk.It currently has the original 250GB hard drive, and I wish to replace it with a SSD. I'd also like to upgrade to OS X 10.7 Lion - the latest version that suppor... | I want to upgrade the hard drive in my Mac Pro 1,1 2006 2x2.66GHz Xeon | apple | 2017-01-05T07:39:06.493 |
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"message": "I'm concerned my roommate is looking at my text messages via the Messages app on my computer. Is there a way to know if/when the Messages app is opened on the computer? Maybe a notification or email to my iPHone?",
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"message": "When you open Messages.app, it often le... | Can I see if/when someone opens Messages on my Mac? | apple | 2017-01-05T19:52:44.307 |
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"message": "I have installed windows 10 on my Mac and the Wi---Fi is interfering with the Bluetooth so I've turned off the Wi-Fi on the Mac.My iPhone is connected to the Wi-Fi so I want to usb-tether the Wi-Fi to my mac through my iPhone.But I have noticed that usb-tether is using cellular connection instead ... | How to usb tether a wifi network using iphone | apple | 2017-01-06T12:22:36.223 |
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"message": "I've been having troubles with iTunes : it was working yesterday morning, and after I restarted my computer it will no longer run, it just gives me an empty message box <a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/vWA96.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">and if I leave it for a moment an error appears:<a hr... | iTunes doesn't open and give a blank message | apple | 2017-01-07T11:09:16.307 |
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"message": "I can't figure out how to prevent my iPhone SE (iOS 10.2) from vibrating when messages arrive while I'm on a call (that is, it vibrates right into my ear). This happens regularly, and I'm sure it occurs with other models/software versions.I cannot find any setting regulating this, therefore it loo... | How to prevent iPhone from vibrating during calls? | apple | 2017-01-08T11:19:57.010 |
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"message": "I have a 2011 Macbook Pro (with a SSD and 16GB RAM upgrade) that I'm very happy with, but it's aging, some ports aren't working anymore, etc., so I'm in the market for a new device.I do some amount of print design with Adobe CC, and web app/mobile app development. I seem to be pushing the 2011 MBP... | How to compare the performance difference between the 13" and the 15" MBP for graphics & dev work? | apple | 2017-01-08T11:27:46.003 |
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"message": "I'm currently using the default Numbers application to open my CSVs. My current use case involves a file that I had to use a different type of separator (<code>|</code>). Is there any way to change the separator? Right now when I open the file it just puts the entire row in one column.",
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"message": "my daughter has an iPhone 6s, running on iOS 9.3.5, for over 6 months. She had another iPhone, 4s, that she no longer uses, and that we initially set up all her Apple info with. She hadn't setup her email on her new phone, as she didn't use the associated email address regularly anymore. (It was a... | Changed Apple ID email sign in, now can't sign in | apple | 2017-01-10T00:49:58.047 |
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"message": "I have a MacBook Pro Retina, Mid 2015 running macOS Sierra 10.12.2.I want to completely stop my power button turning off, sleeping or restarting my device; I have already tried other solutions such as running this command:<pre><code>defaults write com.apple.loginwindow PowerButtonSleepsSystem -boo... | Completely disable the power button on my MacBook | apple | 2017-01-10T08:03:30.230 |
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"message": "In Mail.app and Text.app there's Edit > Transformations::Make Upper CaseMake Lower CaseCapitalize...but I see no keyboard shortcut options in<br>System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts:: Services.Is there a way to get this functionality available globally for all text entry? For example, web bas... | Global convert to uppercase and lowercase in macOS X Sierra? | apple | 2017-01-10T11:18:10.973 |
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"message": "[Numbers, macOS]I need to merge data in 2 spreadsheets / tables. Both of them contain contact information. The second table contains a column that I want to append to the first table.<br>Now, I can't just copy/paste the column, because even though the two tables contain the same column <code>A</co... | Merge Spreadsheets | apple | 2017-01-10T14:01:57.467 |
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"message": "My iMac Mid.2010 running OS X EL Capitan v10.11.6 will not format any of my brand new 2 x 3 TB SATA drives and although I tried any other format like exFat, etc, it keeps making them no higher than 800 gigs. I do connect each drive to the iMac with a \"kdLinks HDD docking station\" and a SATA-to-... | El Capitan's Disk Utility won't format new 3 TB drives higher than 800 GB | apple | 2017-01-10T20:18:43.543 |
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"message": "I connected to an iPhone Hotspot with a MacBook. I got internet access. Within 15-sec, the iPhone said there was a second Hotspot connection. I toggled Hotspot, reconnected, and still 2 connections. Finally, I turned off Hotspot, changed password, and re-connected the MacBook. A second connection ... | iPhone reports 2 Hotspot connections even though only one of my devices is connected | apple | 2017-01-11T16:28:13.503 |
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"message": "I'm trying to create a partition but the Disk Utility says it cannot be resized, and the + button appears greyed out. Why is that?<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/CVozs.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/JBCPd.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">",
"role": "... | This volume can not be resized | apple | 2017-01-12T04:43:25.467 |
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"message": "I'm a new Mac user (macOS Sierra on MacBook pro).Coming from Windows, I used PuTTY as my terminal emulator which was fairly simple but quite useful.I'm looking for a terminal emulation program that copies text to the clipboard upon selection (and not requiring my to hit CommandC), like in PuTTY. I... | Terminal emulator that copies on select | apple | 2017-01-12T11:07:50.627 |
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"message": "I have followed this link: <a href=\"https://support.apple.com/pt-pt/HT200259\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Turn on the adaptive firewall in macOS Serverand I get this output, but I don't know if I have indeed activated the adaptive firewall:<pre><code>No ALTQ support in kernelALTQ related functio... | How to setup the adaptive firewall | apple | 2017-01-12T12:44:50.503 |
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"message": "I often have deep nested files. For example:<code>Users/myname/topic/subtopic/project/aspect/subaspect/myfile.pdf</code>It's easy to navigate to this folder in Finder by using programs like Alfred which can do a quick folder search. Occasionally, I need to do something with a file using Windows Pa... | How to copy Finder path to Parallels Windows Explorer? | apple | 2017-01-13T02:41:34.950 |
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"message": "I currently use Valet to develop sites, and many of those sites need SQL databases. To host SQL databases, I run a mariaDB server from the Terminal. In order to start the MySQL server so that I can connect to the databases, I run the command: <code>sudo mysql.server start</code>I want the server... | how to start a mysql server on login | apple | 2017-01-13T17:23:48.137 |
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"message": "Consider the bash function:<pre><code>func() { cd /; echo test;}</code></pre>Calling it does what you'd expect:<pre><code>~:>functest/:></code></pre>But when called from a subshell (eg using backticks or $()) it performs very strangely.<pre><code>~:>func() { cd /; echo test; }~:>echo... | Executing cd in a bash function called by subshell causes extraneous output | apple | 2017-01-13T19:58:56.540 |
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"message": "my iPhone can not upload the contents in iCloud account notes to iCloud, which means my Mac and iPad can not sync it. But the iPhone can sync the contents edited on my Mac and iPad. So that I can edit the notes on Mac and check it on iPhone but can not edit the contents on iPhone and check it on m... | iPhone can not upload notes to iCloud | apple | 2017-01-14T13:32:14.430 |
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"message": "I spilled a juice on my MacBook-Pro keyboard. Consequently, some keys like <code>2, esc and tab</code> don't work anymore on my keyboard. Is there anyway to change those disabled keys with combination of some other keys, like Fn,Ctrl, Option+ something, using an app or a command?",
"role": "us... | How to customize MacBooks' keyboard? | apple | 2017-01-14T17:04:41.633 |
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"message": "iPod associated with an install of iTunes on a Windows PC; the Windows PC died, and the iTunes library was lost. Most of the library has been recovered to a new install of iTunes on a new Windows PC by following the directions in <a href=\"https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/56242/71739\">this answ... | Recover playlists from iTunes iOS device backup | apple | 2017-01-14T19:03:00.347 |
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"message": "The <a href=\"https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6594?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">gmail shortcuts list says to \"Open spelling suggestions\" you press Command-M, but that minimizes the Google Chrome window for me. Any way to get a workable shortcut for t... | Gmail shortcut for open spelling corrections hides window - any way to fix? | apple | 2017-01-15T15:30:03.870 |
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"message": "I want to remap the command with the control in Blender application. I've tried using Karabiner and when I open it these are the default Blender options:<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/URr1J.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">I wonder how I can add the command/control switch as well?I've tried ... | How would I remap Mac CMD to CTRL keys in Blender? | apple | 2017-01-16T04:54:16.957 |
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"message": "The use case is that I need a particular VPN connected at all times on one of my servers which runs macOS. It's set up with <a href=\"https://tunnelblick.net/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Tunnelblick. And I know how to re-connect to it manually using Tunnelblick GUI. But I noticed that sometimes ... | How to reconnect VPN by using Tunnelblick from command line? | apple | 2017-01-16T19:48:38.210 |
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"message": "I am trying to disable Messages on iOS because it is continuously sending SMSs to a foreign number (doing so wasting my credit).I disabled Messages and FaceTime from the Settings, but Messages still asks to send SMSs for registration. Where can I disable it?",
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"mess... | How to disable permanently Messages on iOS | apple | 2017-01-17T13:26:45.947 |
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"message": "I would like to know how to add an image (if that's not possible then a colour) to the Finder window of my USB stick - just the stick not every window.<br>I have seen it on various .DMG installers (the ones which require the app to be moved into the applications folder often have an image with an ... | Finder window background colour or image for USB Drive | apple | 2017-01-18T09:41:05.997 |
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"message": "I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 2013→2014) with a mini PCIe SSD (512GB, Solid State Drive).There is a problem with my current operating system causing the video output to be corrupt. Native screen is blank. HDMI output is a bunch of crazy, snowy, flickering lines and such.Although I'm fairly confide... | Backing up a MacBook Pro without a screen? | apple | 2017-01-18T15:42:42.167 |
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"message": "I don't want to leave my monitor on all the time on my MacBook but would like Time Machine to run when the MacBook screen is off. My first backup is 500 GB and the computer keeps going to sleep and Time Machine pauses.Any way to keep Time Machine working but have screen go off only?",
"role":... | How to keep MacBook Pro from stopping Time Machine when sleeping? | apple | 2017-01-18T17:16:44.063 |
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"message": "Yesterday my desktop MacBook with Yosemite took a screenshot although I did not use that facility. It made the sound and created a file that I threw away fearing it was a virus. The doc created was not in fact a photo from the camera or the screen.Today it happened again: the same sound of screen ... | MacBook takes screenshots without user input | apple | 2017-01-18T23:59:18.617 |
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"message": "I have a MacBook Pro (mid 2012) and I have changed the hard disk to a Crucial_CT250MX200SSD and changed the RAM to CRUCIAL CT8G3S160BM. My Operate System is OS X 10.11.4.First, I found sometimes my Mac wouldn't wake after sleep and I have to force it to restart. Then after sometime, I found it eve... | MacBook Pro (mid 2012) can't start with 3 alarms and sometimes can't wake from sleep | apple | 2017-01-19T06:16:02.217 |
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"message": "I have a MacBook Pro (mid 2012) and I have changed the hard disk to a Crucial_CT250MX200SSD and changed the RAM to CRUCIAL CT8G3S160BM. My Operate System is OS X 10.11.4.First, I found sometimes my Mac wouldn't wake after sleep and I have to force it to restart. Then after sometime, I found it eve... | MacBook Pro (mid 2012) can't start with 3 alarms and sometimes can't wake from sleep | apple | 2017-01-19T06:16:02.217 |
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"message": "I understand <a href=\"https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/254280/4395\">how to set the cover (\"key\") photo of an Apple Photos album, but I can't see how to change the cover photo of a \"shared\" (copied) album.How do I set the cover photo of a \"shared\" Photos album?",
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... | How do I set the cover photo of a "shared" Photos album? | apple | 2017-01-19T20:16:40.880 |
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"message": "I am looking in a folder for a file which contains <code>path</code> in its name. I enter <code>path</code> in the search box, and select it to search the current folder (which is my default anyway). The tool tip indicates <code>Filenames</code> <code>Name matches: path</code>.What I see is 110 it... | Understand Finder Find Results | apple | 2017-01-19T23:42:28.287 |
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"message": "I have a Samsung 28\" U28E590 4K Display and a 13\" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (Intel Iris 550 1536 MB Graphics). I have a dongle for HDMI output.The problem is that the external monitor flickers, displays white noise and sometimes cuts out completely. I've tried SMC reset and buying a new HDMI ca... | External monitor flicker / signal loss | apple | 2017-01-20T10:07:18.927 |
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"message": "I just got my macbook white (2009) back again from fixing (batteries were swollen), and was trying to format it to OS El Capitan. I've been trying to do that all day, at first I tried with a bootable USB that I made on my on Mac (before formating for the first time). It didn't work, when I began t... | Can't format my Macbook, HDD and macUtilities won't load, "blocked" sign after trying to boot usb | apple | 2017-01-21T02:46:33.967 |
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"message": "Specifically, my backup is for 10.1 but the existing iOS on the phone is 10.0.2. When I plug into iTunes, it does not even show my backup from the \"Restore Backup\" option.While I would prefer to have the full backup, the firmware is the most important to me. Does anyone know if there is a way to... | How to restore a 10.1 backup to an iPhone with 10.0.2 without updating to the newest iOS available on itunes (currently 10.2)? | apple | 2017-01-21T04:12:41.113 |
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"message": "There are indeed countless of these questions, some of them succesfully answered.I recently purchased an <a href=\"https://www.acer.com/ac/en/GB/content/model/UM.QR1EE.001\" rel=\"noreferrer\">ACER R241Y.I started using Sketch and noticed the fonts quality was noticeably worse when on the Acer.Sys... | External monitor has blurry font on a MBP retina | apple | 2017-01-22T00:50:22.703 |
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"message": "I am going mad trying to fix the following error in my AppleScript code:<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/6wv4D.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">What this error means is that I have opened a comment somewhere in the code with a <code>(*</code> but I have forgot to close it with a <code>*)</code... | How to debug AppleScript error: "Expected “*)” but found end of script." | apple | 2017-01-22T09:34:06.937 |
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"message": "I need to read a long row of output in Terminal and was wondering if there is a way to have the whole row where the mouse cursor is positioned highlighted. Alternatively, would there be a way to highlight a row and control the highlight with the keyboard?Thanks.",
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"... | Is there a way in Terminal to highlight the row under the cursor? | apple | 2017-01-23T06:08:00.433 |
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"message": "I can see upload traffic to the internet being generated by a MacBook once it connects to our LAN. The owner states he's not using iCloud and doesn't know why this occurs.I am not a Mac expert but I may give it go to fix the issue.What should I check for, apart from viruses? Is there a well known ... | MacBook uploading data over the Internet on Wi-Fi connection | apple | 2017-01-23T10:50:52.457 |
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"message": "I have a MacBook Pro Early 2011 (Model A1278) and would like to know if Corsair CMSO8GX3M1C1600C11 memory will work on it. Before making the investment in memories, can someone help me?",
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"message": "The memory you specified, will not work. It is PC3-12800 while th... | Corsair Memory Question for a MacBook Pro (Early 2011) | apple | 2017-01-23T12:48:15.110 |
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"message": "I am experiencing trouble trying to get the combination of Qt 5.8.0 / PyQt 5.7.1 / sip 4.19 / Python3.5 to install & work correctly on my macOS 10.12.2 (Sierra).Steps to reproduce the problem: (I am being very specific for if anyone else will ever venture here trying to accomplish the same thi... | In Sierra: How to get Qt 5.8.0 / PyQt 5.7.1 / sip 4.19 / Python3.5 to install & work correctly? | apple | 2017-01-25T13:22:37.510 |
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"message": "I get a lot of unwanted traffic from Chinese IP addresses. I'm using an old Mac with OS X 10.7.5 (my Mac is ancient, so I cannot update further), so I imagine it's more vulnerable than a newer Mac would be. <a href=\"https://ikawnoclast.com/systems/firewall/mac-os-x-pf-firewall/\" rel=\"nofollow n... | Automating pfctl to block incoming connections and IPs | apple | 2017-01-25T19:47:47.040 |
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