Questions tagged [macos]
macOS is the current marketing name for Apple's Macintosh Operating System. This OS was previously known as OS X, and Mac OS X before that (which itself succeeded the 'classic' Mac OS).
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Adding "real" creation date to scanned "old"pictures
I scanned quite some old (before 1970) film negatives.
The scann tools add the date of scanning as exif-meta data to the file.
As a result picture catalog apps sort these pictures according to their ...
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How to give access to SMB (or whatever) mounts to all users?
If a user mounts a SMB share (wether in the Finder or by command line), they are the only one that can access it, regardless the permissions on the server side. A bit restrictive, but why not...
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How can I fix this behavior: I grab the title bar expands beyond screen width, preventing dragging to another screen?
I have an external monitor for my MacBook. As long as I've had an external monitor, if I wanted to drag an app from my laptop screen to the external monitor I'd just grab the title bar and drag it.
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How to uninstall MS Word and Excel on macOS without admin password?
My work machine is a M2 Air. For security reason, cannot install apps via DMG files without providing admin password. But installing apps via App Store works fine.
I installed MS Word and Excel using ...
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2 apps opening on startup don't display any content/window
I've added Microsoft Teams & QFinder Pro to the Startup items list.
The two programs are visible if I CMD + Tab, but neither of them open with any visible window or content. They're just 'empty ...
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Powerd causes Mac Mini to not sleep; CleanMyMac issue?
Has anyone used CleanMyMac and developed problems with Sleep mode?
When I execute this cmd:
pmset -g assertionslog|grep -i sleep
i get this response:
"Powerd - Prevent sleep while display is on&...
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Can't connect to samba share via OS X finder
I mount my synology nfs shares on Ubuntu with the fstab line:
192.168.254.101:/volume2/kodi /media/video-nas nfs4 rw,rsize=1048576,wsize=1048576,noatime,nconnect=4,hard,timeo=14,retrans=2,_netdev,x-...
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How to set custom colorizing of “ls” output in Zsh?
Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and macOS used bash, I had the following lines in my .bash_profile:
# Set LS_COLORS
LS_COLORS='di=00;34:fi=00;0:ln=00;96:pi=00;37:so=00;37:bd=00;37:cd=00;37:or=00;...
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Can anyone tell me if the script I ran embedded anything on my machine from that, or whether it accessed any private data?
Lots on mind, trying to access the photos on a USB drive belonging to a deceased relative which didn't mount on my MacBook Air. Searched for a solution and this site came up mac-usbguide.squarespace....
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Why is it that since updating to macOS 26, it shows all WiFi including personal hotspot that is off, not my current WiFi?
Since upgrading to macOS 26, my WiFi menu bar item no longer lets me tell which WiFi network I am connected to. It shows my personal hotspot as the top choice, as if that is the selected network, even ...
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How to auto-fit column width in Finder under Tahoe with scroll bars always on?
I have scroll bars set to always show. If this were not the case, then I could drag to re-size the divider between columns.
The historical behaviour of Finder has been that you can double-click at ...
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How can I prevent two external displays from mirroring each other when entering clamshell mode?
Device: MacBook Pro 14-inch, November 2024, Apple M4, 24GB RAM macOS version: 26.4 Beta (25E5233c)
Issue: When closing the MacBook lid (clamshell mode), both external monitors start mirroring each ...
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How do I stop Apple Notes on macOS from converting #hashtags into tags?
In the macOS Notes app, typing a word prefixed with # automatically converts it into a Notes tag. For example:
hello #foobar baz quux
The #foobar portion is immediately turned into a tag instead of ...
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How to disable notification while screening calls?
I used to use only RoboKiller to block spam calls and screen unknown callers. iOS 26 added a call screening feature to the Phone app, and I read somewhere that using this in conjunction with ...
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Any reason homebrew env should be set twice in .zprofile?
I peeked in my .zprofile and the contents are:
eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"
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eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"
That seems transparently silly (lines 2-3 ...
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