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How do I diagnose a slow Mac from command line? (OS X El Capitain)
I have a very old (I think circa 2009) Mac Mini, which effectively just acts as a NAS for our TimeMachine backups these days. It was working fine until about 2 days ago, when all of a sudden those ...
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OSX: How to launch an Application within a specific directory via Dock icon
I desperately want to open a new instance of MacVim by clicking on its icon in the dock such that it opens a wildcard list of files from my OneDrive directory.
One tip was to use Automator to run a ...
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macOS Preview application: Text boxes cannot be resized vertically, can this be remedied?
macOS version: El Capitan Version 10.11.6 (15G31)
Preview version: 8.1 (Version 877.7)
When I write a text box annotation, I can tell that text is going into the box when I write it, but the text ...
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Is it possible to customize keyboard behaviour? Accented vowels as á and ñ
I am Spanish speaking, and own a US Macbook. So I would like to "spanishelize" my keyboard, namely:
pressing ' key just before a vowel to get a "é" text (meaning replace the "Control + e" combination ...
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How to restore "wheel" user/group?
I deleted wheel group in HDD "get info/permissions" wrongly thinking it was hacker. I now see that my Mac is running akwardly these days. How can I restore or recover "natural" or previous HDD user/...
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The action "Save as Adobe PDF" could not be loaded because it is not universal
I am trying to add the action "Save as Adobe PDF" to an automator workflow, but I get the error **The action "Save as Adobe PDF" could not be loaded because it is not universal. **. Automator is ...
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Can I get a hash of the recovery partition on OSX to ensure it hasn't been tampered with?
I didn't have physical access to my machine (2008 macbook unibody 5,1, el capitan) and found out it had been tampered with (files destroyed on unencrypted hd). The missing files were 'only' artwork/...
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Moving a range of numbered files to specific folders
I'm on a Mac under OS X 10.11 and I have some file named "00000123.jpg" "00001234.jpg" "00002048.jpg" "00006543.jpg" etc.
There is also a CSV file formated with "FolderName;StartFileNumber;...
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Why is homebrew telling me I need to have OS X 10.10 or newer, when I'm running 10.11.6?
While trying to install android-platform-tools using homebrew on OS X 10.11.6, I encountered the following error (complete paste below):
$ brew cask install android-platform-tools
==> Satisfying ...
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How can I tell the location where an application is writing to the hard drive on Mac OSX?
I installed a new customer manager for our client and it creates cache files when downloading reports on our server. But it doesn't seem to be removing them. I've had this with two programs so far and ...
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FFmpeg: Symbol not found: _clock_gettime
I distributed the FFmpeg file built on Mac High Sierra.
When I tried to run it on OS X El Capitan, I got this error:
dyld: lazy symbol binding failed: Symbol not found: _clock_gettime
Referenced ...
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Update files for OSX disabled updates
I've recently downloaded a security update that apparently was not downloaded before. I have installed the package and disabled it;
Where are the files stored after you download and disable an update ...
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Setting HTTPS proxies via the terminal
On macOS to set a proxy on a users system via terminal, the way to do this is to SSH into the user, and run the following:
sudo networksetup -setwebproxy "<INTERFACE>" <SERVER> <PORT&...
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Fix MacOS Mount Point
I accidentally ended up renaming my non-OS partition originally named Sanu and mounted on /Volumes/Sanu. I then tried to rename it using get info but it didn't work. So I fired up terminal, did cd /...
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How to set a color tag from one file to the corresponding one in macOS?
I have a bunch of a few hundred files that have been converted to an other file format, let's say GIFs to JPG. The GIFs were color tagged and now I want to give the same tags from the GIFs to the ...
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unable to SSH into Mac OS X 10.11.6
I'm running OS X El Capitan (10.11.6) and am trying to SSH into it from another machine (Windows 10) on the same LAN.
I can SSH into localhost from the OS X machine just fine. If I go to System ...
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VirtualBox: "USB Device Is Being In Use By Someone Else" error. How to let the guest OS grab it without crashing my Mac?
First of all, I want to make clear that I have read this question:
VirtualBox: "USB device in use by someone else" error, how to make (mac) host let go?
However, although I do everything that the ...
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Circle With Slash Mac
I got my second hand Macbook Pro Mid 2009 today with the plan of upgrading the HDD with an SSD. I couldn't mount my SSD just yet because the Drive Caddy (for my optical disk drive slot) was still ...
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Disable confirmation for loading file on file changed (MacVim)
This question specifically regards MacVim (for OS X).
MacVim detects if the file changed on the disk. However, it's asking for confirmation / selection every time:
I want it to use Load File or Load ...
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Android studio on Mac El Capitan - issues in setting up the SDK
Having issues while trying to set-up Android Studio (latest release, 2.3) on a Mac (El Capitan 10.11.3). Studio is installed, but when I launch it a window for configuring the SDK appears, and after a ...
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Change DNS search order on Mac El Capitan
I've got a router that is also running a DNS that contains names for machines on my local network. It is set up to forward requests, so for any public machine it will reach out to the DNS provided by ...
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Weird Photoshop behavior
I'm using Photoshop CC on El Capitan. I was working as usual and when I tried to change windows with Cmd+tab as usual, maybe I pressed a wrong combination or something, but Photoshop disappeared.
I ...
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Using sshfs to mount a remote filesystem on OSX fails periodically with "Bad address"
I have a remote filesystem which I mount on my Mac (10.11) with the following command:
sudo sshfs [email protected]:/ ~/mnt/remotefs
Sometimes this command works just fine, and it prompts me ...
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ssh-agent service stop starting at login on Mac OS 10.11
I'm currently facing a little issue about the ssh-agent service. I rebooted my computer today after removing a Boot Camp partition. Since then, ssh-agent no longer starts automatically at login.
I ...
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Unable to write to /tmp directory in macOS, unable to correct permissions: “Operation not permitted”
macOS El Capitan (10.11) is unable to install any software updates or install any software because the /tmp and the /private/tmp folders don't seem to be writeable.
Running this:
sudo /usr/libexec/...
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How to create keyboard shortcut to move to beginning and end of Microsoft Word for Mac Document?
On my Macintosh El Capitan, most applications treat fn+Left arrow as move to beginning of document and fn+Right arrow as move to end of the document.
How can I set up keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft ...
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System-wide shortcut to switch to a specific tab in Firefox or Chrome
I would like to set up system-wide shortcuts (i.e. that I can use from anywhere) to switch to the running instance of different websites. For instance, Shift-Command-s to mean "Look for a running ...
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Folder is empty but contains 4GB for 1 item?
I have a folder that contains no items, but du -hs ~/dev/random-assets says it has 3.7G.
Get info says "3.96GB" for 1 item.
I do have git initialized on this directory.
How do I clear out the ...
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El Capitan - how do you enable split view? Green button only maximizes
Per https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204948, Apple suggests that holding down this green button should enable you to enter split view mode. However, nothing happens for me. If I release the green ...
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Determine if process started via SSH
I'm working on a mac and my scripts are interacting with the keychain (codesigning, etc...). As of El Capitan, interacting with the keychain is very different depending whether a process is started ...
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Repair permissions on El Capitan OS X from Recovery mode
I would like to repair my accidentaly changed permission, but I don't know, how to execute this command sudo /usr/libexec/repair_packages --repair --standard-pkgs / from Recovery mode console ... At ...
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Pro Tools installation : OS X version is "too old"
I'm trying to install Pro Tools on my late 2012 Macbook Pro running OS X 10.11.6. When the installer checks if I'm running OSX 10.7 or higher, I get an error message stating:
Pro Tools cannot be ...
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How to change the "date last opened" attribute of files and folders in El Capitan
I am trying to change the "date last opened" attribute for several files and folders on El Capitan. The old technique of using "touch -mt " doesn't seem to work. Sometimes it works in very rare cases ...
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harddisk of 1 tb with exfat not detected in macbook pro el capitan
My 1 Tb HDD is formatted in EXFAT so it could be detected both in Windows and MacOS. However, the hdd has power blinking but it is not detected in MacOS. It is working well in Windows though. On Mac, ...
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Not able to open a port OS X El Capitan 10.11.3
I followed the instructions mentioned in the following blog to open a port on Mac. But i see still see that my port is closed after following all these instructions. Is there any change that needs to ...
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Tab completion is not working for nested divs on sublime text 3
Tab completion is not working for my sublime text 3 on Mac OSX EI Capitan. I've checked my sublime text's settings and it's
”tab_completion": true
When I type div.container and press tab it ...
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Late 2015 iMac won't wake from sleep - black display
I just got hired to help run a lab of fifteen late 2015 iMacs running El Capitan. They were all reimaged this summer, and have a fusion drive setup to work with Deep Freeze.
Four of these iMacs will ...
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How make docker to work under Cisco AnyConnect VPN connection?
When I'm initializing VPN connection via Cisco AnyConnect client, I'm loosing connection to docker daemon. My guess (backed by some googling) is that this has something to do with with routing ...
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Used rm -r command in OS X and think I screwed something up?
So I was installing iterm, brew, zsh and ohmyzsh. Everything was going fine until I started installing ohmyzsh - during the installation I was asked about my password and entered it in a wrong ...
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How to disable Remote Management and Screen Sharing Ports in OS X El Capitan Application Firewall?
I have purchased an OS X 10.11 VPS. I would like to lock down the box to only allow port 22 SSH through the firewall. So I turned on the application firewall under System Preferences -> Security and ...
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Cmd+backtick strange behavior with multiple spaces
I'm configuring a new MacBook Pro and I'm seeing a strange behavior using the keys cmd+`.
Supposing I have the following disposition:
Space 1:
2 Atom windows
3 Chrome windows
Space 2
1 Atom ...
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Setup Mac OS JAVA_HOME
I have fresh installation of OS X El Captain version 10.11.5. In my .bash_profile I did setup Java home as
export JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home)
export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
However if I ...
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Spotlight now treating bash scripts as 'Document' instead of 'unix executable'
I have a directory of bash scripts I use frequently, and I tend to launch these via Alfred
Alfred in turn relies on Spotlight to index scripts, and assign them a meta content type of 'public.unix-...
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OS X - El Capitan - How To Remove unused services from "Services" context menu
I would like to remove entries from the Keyboard_Services_list (Sys Prefs > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Services) because they are either obsolete or unused. Indeed some entries are zombie entries ...
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Some videos on youtube drop to black screen
Black screen issue playing video in youtube on Mac os x El Capitan 10.11.5, firefox
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El Capitan TextEdit bug: renaming file on desktop moves the file's icon
I upgraded my OSX from 10.8.6 to El Capitan (10.11.5) and since then I’m having this bug:
modify and save a text file located on Desktop using TextEdit app --> Sometimes the file icon is moved to a ...
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Run app before login on Mac OS X
I'm using the ShareMouse application to share my keyboard/mouse between my Windows and Mac Mini computer. It works great after logging in and having the app on startup. However, for the login screen I ...
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is there a way to copy files from a mac osx machine to NTFS external hard disk [duplicate]
I have a mac book on osx el Capitan. I want to transfer data from the mac book to my Toshiba external hard drive which has the ntfs file system. Is there any way i Can do it without changing the ...
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Save Terminal Output command on OSX
It is simple question but couldn't find the answer, I found and tried tee output.txt and system_profiler > output.txt but no success, they save blank text file. How do I save my terminal output ...
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How do I change my desktop folders from having addition characters per line?
A few weeks ago I had an issue with copying a folder to my external hard drive, and I solved it by deleting this file with desktop.plist at the end of the file name.
It solved my problem, but now on ...
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