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    macOS macOS Catalina 10.15.5 & 2020-003 Security Updates are Live!

    macOS macOS Catalina 10.15.5 & 2020-003 Security Updates are Live!


    macOS Catalina 10.15.5 & 2020-003 Security Updates are Live!

    Posted: 26 May 2020 03:17 PM PDT

    Today, Apple released the following updates

    macOS Catalina 10.15.5 Update

    Security Update for Mojave 2020-003

    Security Update for High Sierra 2020-003

    Patch & Security information, Download Links, Version info + size for BridgeOS, Combo, Delta, Full Installer app included in the links below!

    https://mrmacintosh.com/whats-new-in-the-macos-catalina-10-15-5-update-19f96/

    https://mrmacintosh.com/macos-2020-002-security-updates-mojave-high-sierra/

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    Apple releases macOS Catalina 10.15.5 update with new Battery Health Management feature

    Posted: 26 May 2020 03:11 PM PDT

    macOS Catalina 10.15.5 introduces battery health management in the Energy Saver settings for notebooks, an option to control automatic prominence of video tiles on Group FaceTime calls, and controls to fine-tune the built-in calibration of your Pro Display XDR. The update also improves the stability, reliability and security of your Mac.

    Battery Health Management

    • Battery health management to help maximise battery lifespan for Mac notebooks
    • Energy Saver preference pane now displays battery condition and recommends if the battery needs to be serviced
    • Option to disable battery health management

    For more information, please visit https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211094

    FaceTime Prominence Preference

    • Option to control automatic prominence on Group FaceTime calls so video tiles do not change size when a participant speaks

    Calibration Fine-Tuning for Pro Display XDR

    • Controls to fine-tune the built-in calibration of your Pro Display XDR by adjusting the white point and luminance for a precise match to your own display calibration target

    This update also includes bug fixes and other improvements.

    • Fixes an issue that may prevent Reminders from sending notifications for recurring reminders
    • Addresses an issue that may prevent password entry on the login screen
    • Fixes an issue where System Preferences would continue to show a notification badge even after installing an update
    • Resolves an issue where the built-in camera may not be detected when trying to use it after using a video conferencing app
    • Addresses an issue for Mac computers with the Apple T2 Security Chip where internal speakers may not appear as a sound output device in Sound preferences
    • Fixes a stability issue with uploading and downloading media files from iCloud Photo Library while your Mac is asleep
    • Resolves a stability issue when transferring large amounts of data to RAID volumes
    • Fixes an issue where the Reduce Motion Accessibility preference did not reduce the speed of animations in a FaceTime group call

    Some features may not be available in all regions or on all Apple devices.

    For more detailed information about this update, please visit: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210642

    For detailed information about the security content of this update, please visit: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222

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    Is there a way to have Messages in Mac to auto capitalize the first letter of each word when composing and sending iMessages?

    Posted: 26 May 2020 09:30 AM PDT

    EDIT: I meant the first letter of each sentence.

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    Best volume control app for MacOS?

    Posted: 27 May 2020 01:45 AM PDT

    Can anyone recommend a simple volume control app for MacOS? I just need to be able to set applications to different volume levels, like on Windows.

    I'm a uni student approaching the exam session and during certain exams we'll need to have open mics in the Zoom call and we'll also need to listen to exercises on a website, but you can imagine the kind of background noise 15-20 people in a call can make, so this is why I'd like to be able to lower Zoom's volume while still being able to listen clearly to the exam's listening exercise.

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    About the security content of macOS Catalina 10.15.5, Security Update 2020-003 Mojave, Security Update 2020-003 High Sierra

    Posted: 26 May 2020 05:43 PM PDT

    Since new macOS update, battery won't charge up to 100%

    Posted: 27 May 2020 02:02 AM PDT

    Mac window manager with custom per-app placement memory?

    Posted: 26 May 2020 06:10 PM PDT

    I know there's a deluge of window managers for MacOS, but I can't find one that does what I want. One of the features that I want is the ability on a per-application basis to set a custom window size/position, and then use a hotkey to snap the window (or a group of windows) to their designated location. I also want an application that is actively developed and maintained by the developer.

    I tried Mosaic, which is darn close to what I want, but the developer seems MIA and you can't have a 'master' hot key that snaps all defined windows into their place. I then tried Moom, but I didn't like the interface and couldn't get it configured the way I want. Finally, I tried Magnet but that doesn't have any per-app window memory.

    Any ideas?

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    For those who have Macbook Pro 2019, what is the effective battery life of your device? Is around 50min for 10% battery drain average?

    Posted: 26 May 2020 08:45 PM PDT

    I got the MBP 13" base model. And the 40-50min per 10% battery drain I experienced is from web browsing and just office use.

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    VimMotion: Access macOS UI elements with your fingers stay on keyboard. Inspired by vim-easymotion & emacs avy-mode

    Posted: 27 May 2020 12:31 AM PDT

    VimMotion: Access macOS UI elements with your fingers stay on keyboard. Inspired by vim-easymotion & emacs avy-mode

    I'm the author of Hidden Bar. And we just made VimMotion, a native macOS app for vim/emacs or mouse-free users. If you are using Vimium on Chrome or Vimari on Safari, you'd love to give it a try.

    Just use ⌘ + ; to toggle this mode, jump freely and access most UI elements using the keyboard.

    --

    You can download it at: https://github.com/dwarvesf/VimMotionApp

    or install with homebrew

    $ brew tap dwarvesf/homebrew-tap $ brew cask install vimmotion 

    https://preview.redd.it/umnxtm2rf9151.png?width=1634&format=png&auto=webp&s=1a8faba0d4cb227fcfbea125656a5d96473b253d

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    Help with icloud storage

    Posted: 26 May 2020 11:36 PM PDT

    I have purchased 2 TB of iCloud storage to use across three iOS devices I am signed in with the same iCloud on my MacBook which is updated to the latest software although it clearly says I have 1.7 TB free when using certain applications it says there's not enough storage in iCloud please help thanks in advance

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    Please help me get rid of other volumes in container - its 99GB basically

    Posted: 26 May 2020 05:28 PM PDT

    [Help] iMessage/Facetime delays at best, nothing at worst. At my wits end.

    Posted: 26 May 2020 11:23 PM PDT

    Hey guys. I'm really at my wits end here.

    TLDR: iMessage takes 2-15 minutes for messages to send or recieve, despite being instant on every other device. If I send from my phone, instant delivery. If I receive an iMessage, I get the notification instantly on my phone, but could take 2-15 minutes to deliver to my Macintosh. Facetime calls sometimes come through on Macintosh, but 100% come through on my iPhone.

    I have tried literally every trick in the book. Ive:

    • Reinstalled MacOS (Clean and migrate)

    • Recalled from Time Machine

    • Cleared NVRAM/PRAM

    • Signed out of iMessage/iCloud on all devices

    • Reinstalled iOS, fucking fresh install.

    • Deleted Address book and related system libraries to force rebuild

    • Delete iMessage history and related system libraries to force rebuild

    • Checked the forwarding on every device to confirm its set up properly.

    • Checked the settings on every device to confirm it's all going/coming to the same number

    THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS.

    I am begging anyone to please help me. I will literally pay you $100 if you give me the working answer. This is seriously pissing me off beyond all reasonable bounds. I genuinely don't know what else to try. Am I really in a position where I have to buy a new computer? Because that's absurd but its the only thing I can think of fixing this issue aside from creating a new iCloud account, which would be such a crazy, absurd thing to do because of all the issues it would cause with purchases, iCloud data, ect.

    *SYSTEM INFO: *

    iPhone X - iOS 13.5

    iMac - 10.15.1 beta (have tried the standard release any every subsequent update)

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    Move iCloud storage to NAS, possible?

    Posted: 26 May 2020 10:22 PM PDT

    I have a 256GB SSD in my MacBook Pro while I'm subscribed to a 200GB iCloud online storage. As the contents in iCloud grow, my local storage is running short. I intend to redirect local iCloud storage to my NAS because most of the time I use my Mac and NAS together.

    However I failed at the first attempt by deleting /User/myaccount/Library/Mobile\ Documents/ and then symlinking to the NAS storage mounted at /Volumes/someMountingPoint. iCloud Drive canceled the symlink and rebuilt the local folder once it was launched in System Preferences.

    Any one has any advice for me please?

    submitted by /u/everwisher
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    Anyone notice anything about today’s update? Any major bugs?

    Posted: 26 May 2020 04:07 PM PDT

    Is it possible to configure Transmission to download files sequentially?

    Posted: 26 May 2020 04:48 PM PDT

    Is there a way make the application to download torrents sequentially so you can access the files while they are still loading?

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    What exactly does a "fresh install" mean?

    Posted: 26 May 2020 08:14 PM PDT

    I read that doing a fresh install is always good after some time. My question is: Is it a fresh install if after I install the macOs and when prompted to use a time machine backup, I use the backup I made before? Or to be a fresh install, I have to manually download the apps and install them without using time machine?

    submitted by /u/Uli1382
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    How Much Does Mac OS Hog Storage?

    Posted: 26 May 2020 07:51 AM PDT

    I'm going to buy a MacBook air for mostly simply activities like browsing the web and word documents. I will probably occasionally download some movies for trips but don't plan on keeping anything too large downloaded. I know 256gb would be plenty on windows but I've never owned a Mac and was curious about if I should go for the 512gb or not

    submitted by /u/DaDaDaDJ
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    Change QuickTime ‘buffer’ location

    Posted: 26 May 2020 11:10 AM PDT

    Hey,

    During this time I need to record some online video calls. For this I use QuickTime and save my files to an external drive.

    However since the cached file is saved on my MacBook before I am able to export it to an external drive, I'm not able to record larger videos because my Mac runs out of storage.

    Is there a way to change the default recording location of the 'cached' file?

    I mean for example, that the preview you get when stopping a recording is not saved on the Mac, but on an external drive.

    I don't know how else to describe this problem. My Mac has only 128GB which are completely filled up with programs.

    Any help is much appreciated Thanks

    submitted by /u/Manfred_89
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    Considering that the WD My Cloud software is yet to be compatible for Catalina, what are my options to set up my NAS drive to not only backup my Mac, but to serve as a bridge between different platforms (Windows, Chrome, etc)??

    Posted: 26 May 2020 12:15 PM PDT

    This MyCloud is only the wireless variation in which it is locally connected within the Wifi Network.

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    How to export the Catina Music library to an external drive and import it and How to import Music library after a clean install of macOS Catalina?

    Posted: 26 May 2020 03:03 PM PDT

    I want to do a clean install of Catalina since I've been having some issues, and I would like to keep my music library intact, with all my playlists, and especially the "Recently added" structure, cause im using Smart Playlists a lot. My folder structure looks like this. https://imgur.com/lQlqDgi

    I copied this folder to an external SSD first, and then I imported it to the same place on the new device. However, when I tested it on another Mac I first copied the whole folder to the same spot and opened the musiclibrary.musiclibrary file, the whole library was actually there with playlists and everything, but it couldn't find the actual music files, although the file structure is exactly the same as in the picture. Manually searching the file for every song is too much work...So how to proceed / what did I wrong?

    submitted by /u/birdiehop
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    iCloud Drive Taking Forever to Sync

    Posted: 26 May 2020 10:54 AM PDT

    So for a bit of context I have a 2020 MacBook Pro that I got a few days ago. In the process of troubleshooting iCloud Drive.app using significant energy I signed out of iCloud and caused all manner of problems. I have fixed those problems after much pleading to the Apple gods but now I have a new problem.

    iCloud Drive has been "syncing" for almost a day straight and is proceeding with a 1-ish GB upload as if I have a dial-up connection. I have a 100+ Mb/s connection it is definitely not dial-up.

    I don't want to sign back out of iCloud in case I anger the Apple gods break something again.

    submitted by /u/ABeeinSpace
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    Help me

    Posted: 26 May 2020 06:59 AM PDT

    Hello I need help. I have downgraded to macOS Mojave on 2017 MacBook Air with 128gb of storage and 84 of them are "Other Volumes". Any ideas how to recover them? Thank you very much for the answers I will try all of them until it works!

    submitted by /u/qweerty32
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    Trouble adding song to iPhone

    Posted: 26 May 2020 08:27 AM PDT

    So i have Catalina Music set so I can manually add songs but for some reason ill come across seemingly random tracks I cant add. This time its an mp3 I bounced myself from a DAW. Should be fine, plays fine, I export and transfer my own tracks all the time no problems (standard 44.1khz mp3) but for some reason I cant "add to device" this song or drag it to the iphone. Ive tried filling out all the ID3 tags, exporting a wav a converting it to mp3 in itunes, but for some reason it just doesnt want to add this song. Also the track plays fine in iTunes (er catalina music)

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