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    My experience building macOSicons.com and its future plans

    Posted: 25 Mar 2021 05:15 PM PDT

    Creating bootable USB for MAC OS X on Windows 10

    Posted: 25 Mar 2021 03:19 PM PDT

    Thought I'd share some useful information. I'd been hunting around online for a way to create a bootable USB so I could reinstall OS X Lion on my mid 2009 Macbook Pro. TransMAC is a really easy program to use, all I had to do was create the GPT partition on my USB and it worked great!

    Here's a link to some instructions.

    https://pureinfotech.com/create-macos-bootable-usb-windows/

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    Does marking mail as spam actually do anything?

    Posted: 25 Mar 2021 07:22 PM PDT

    When I can be bothered, I dutifully click "Move selected messages to junk", the assumption being that Mail will take this information and somehow through the magic of Spotlight, send subsequent similar emails to the same place...

    But it doesn't seem to do anything?

    Spam emails that look identical still get through in the hundreds... Does anyone know what marking as spam/moving to junk actually does? Surely Apple could use this shared pool of identified spam universally so that none of us who use Mail ever have to see another spam email ever again...

    submitted by /u/captainlardnicus
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    Sudden crash on M1 Mac Mini

    Posted: 26 Mar 2021 02:03 AM PDT

    The computer has been awesome for me however this morning i was using Fl Studio a DAW to make some music and suddenly the whole screen went green. Nothing but a big greenscreen and then restarted. Does anyone know about crashes like this?

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    Music App on MacBook - help

    Posted: 25 Mar 2021 02:04 PM PDT

    Using terminal to delete files in packages?

    Posted: 26 Mar 2021 01:15 AM PDT

    I am dastardly new with MacOS (Big Sur) and its terminal; so excuse any incorrect terminology, but I am trying to make a script that deals with pesky file permissions. What I am trying to do it set up a little script that does the following:

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    1. Change the directory to a specific folder (in this case, the /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins folder) - This is working.
    2. Search in that folder, and its subfolders, to find and clear any residual attributes or whatever they're called. - This is working.
    3. Also search in that folder, and its subfolders, to find executable files stored within VST3, VST, and Component (packages) - Don't know what to do for this.
    4. Delete the aforementioned executable file (these packages randomly have a file named "Icon?" inside some of them, which is causing issues with the next step) - Don't know what to do for this.
    5. Force code sign the packages so they behave the way they're supposed to. - This is working.

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    Thus far, I have gotten to here:

    #!/bin/bash cd /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/ find . -name "*.bundle" -execdir sudo xattr -cr \; find . -name "*.VST" -execdir sudo xattr -cr \; find . -name "*.vst3" -execdir sudo xattr -cr \; find . -name "*.component" -execdir sudo xattr -cr \; find . -name "*.dpm" -execdir sudo xattr -cr \; find . -name "*.bundle" -execdir sudo codesign -f -s - {} \; find . -name "*.VST" -execdir sudo codesign -f -s - {} \; find . -name "*.vst3" -execdir sudo codesign -f -s - {} \; find . -name "*.component" -execdir sudo codesign -f -s - {} \; find . -name "*.dpm" -execdir sudo codesign -f -s - {} \;

    Any Unix wizards able to help me figure this out?

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    Help please.

    Posted: 26 Mar 2021 02:05 AM PDT

    I have a MACBook Pro latest OS. I have been working making screenshots for a manual using Snagit. A screen capture tool. If I try to resize the image I am working with. The second I LEFT MOUSE CLICK on the RESIZE box and try to resize with the mouse. It switches screens to the Apple Desktop...? What is happening? I went to System Pref and searched Google. The search turned up this.

    "How do I stop my Mac from switching screens? Click Apple menu from top left of your screen > Select System Preferences > in Personal Tab select Expose & Spaces > Deselect the check box that says Enable Spaces."

    Only one problem I see no "Personal Tab" or "Expose Spaces" anywhere in System Preferences?

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    A method to render a file un-modifiable whatsoever (even by root user!) - pre BigSur only!

    Posted: 25 Mar 2021 03:52 PM PDT

    First, english is not my own language. So please forgive the possible mistakes.

    Abstract : I wanted a way to render the file /etc/hosts non-modifiable by any user (possibly even by root user), in order to forbid me or any application to make a mess of it. I did found a way to use Apple's own tool to "protect" any file I wanted to any easy fumbling.

    Step One : Turn SIP off.

    • Start the computer with Recovery Partition (cmd-R at startup on my MacBook)
    • Using the Terminal : type the command csrutil disable
    • Restart the mac. (the SIP security system is now off temporarily)

    Step Two : modify the SIP system "blacklist" to include the file you want to render un-modifiable.

    • Using the Terminal and any command line text editor you like (I use nano), modify the file /System/Library/Sandbox/rootless.conf
    • the command is : sudo nano /System/Library/Sandbox/rootless.conf
    • In my case I added the line /etc/hosts at the appropriate place in the file (I guess you can also add at the end of the file).
    • Save the file (with nano it's the keystrokes ctrl-O to save + ctrl-X to quit).

    Step Three : do a backup of your file. DO IT!

    • In the Terminal : sudo cp /path/of/your/file.extension /path/of/your/file.extension.backup
    • in my example : sudo cp /etc/hosts /etc/hosts.backup

    Step Four : copy an already SIP-protected file.

    note : given my understanding of macOS and SIP, files are protected at a list level via the file rootless.conf. But they're also protected at a file level via a private *and undocumented values of the extended attributes** of the file. You cannot easily create a "new" protected file. But you can copy one file already protected with the special extended attributes. MacOS will display an error but it will work nonetheless. Special private attributes will be effectively copied.*

    • In the Terminal type the command : sudo cp /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Boot.plist /path/of/your/file.extension
    • in my example it is sudo cp /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Boot.plist /etc/hosts

    At this point your "file" will be OVERWRITTEN!

    Step Five : copy the content of your backup to the file

    • Using the Terminal and nano you will erase the content of the "file"
    • in my example sudo nano /etc/hosts then I erase the content manually (with ctrl-K to erase line by line) Then
    • I open my backup with TextEdit (or any text editor)
    • I copy all the content of the backup into the Terminal window (cmd-V do the job)
    • I save the "file" (with nano it is ctrl-O then ctrl-X) You should now check the content of the file.

    Step Six : rearm the SIP protection.

    • Turn off your computer. Next, your choice :
    • by using the Recovery Partition, type the command csrutil enable in the Terminal. Then restart.
    • reset the PMU of the mac (type the keystrokes ctrl-MAJ-alt-Power button simultaneously)
    • reset the PRAM of the mac (type the keystrokes cmd-alt-P-R simultaneously at startup until you hear a second sound)

    At this step you cannot modify your "file" (even using the command sudo, and in my tests even using the root user)

    Step Seven : (facultative) Turn ON the firmware password

    If you want to protect that file even further on that computer you can also turn on the Firmware Password. Doing so it will make harder for you to try to disarm the SIP protection. I won't recommend using a complex firmware password that you cannot remember and is only written on a loose leaf. But that is totally possible! PLEASE BE WARNED THAT A LOST FIRMWARE PASSWORD / LOST FILEVAULT PASSWORD CAN RENDER YOUR LIFE MISERABLE!!

    CAVEAT : To modify that file afterwards from that partition, you will have to turn SIP off again. And always use the Terminal and sudo nano to make any modifications. If you can access that file from another way (like starting from another partition/another drive/or on a CCC or SuperDuper! full backup), you'll be able to modify it as you wish given the SIP protection is only effective on the live system. The only way to render that virtually impossible (or rather very difficult) is firmware password + full drive encryption.

    CAVEAT 2 : It's totally possible to do that method on macOS Catalina. But you also will have to make the System Partition (which contains /System/Library/rootless.conf) temporarily writeable.

    CAVEAT 3 : I don't own a recent mac (I have a 2015 MacBookAir currently), so it doesn't have any T1 or T2 security chip. But I guess it's also doable nonetheless with a few more steps.

    CLOSURE : Beginning with BigSur, you cannot modify the rootless.conf given it's embedded into the read-only AND checksum verified startup snapshot/partition I mean, you may modify it, but only it you totally turn off all system and file protection. And my tip is totally rendered pointless IF file protection is totally turned off. That's a bummer.

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    Macbook M1 Air Refund

    Posted: 26 Mar 2021 12:27 AM PDT

    Hi, I don't know if I am being unreasonable but honestly this ssd wear thing is real.. yesterday I tried completely the same things on my intel Macbook and it did not write as much to the SSD at all.. I used my Air M1 for maybe 8 hours total and it wrote 190gb of data. It is the 256 gb 16gb ram. And editing one photo in Lightroom completely brings up the data written. I think I will return it and ask a refund cause I don't want to have a brick in 2 years while my 2012 macbook only wrote a couple of terabytes in 2 years . If apple fixes this issue I will get it again but at this point they are being ignorant

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    Big Sur slow performance on 2019 8GB Air compared to Mojave

    Posted: 25 Mar 2021 06:21 PM PDT

    I know this is quite a stretch for a puny 7W CPU laptop. I usually do heavy raw photo processing using my 2019 Macbook air, some light video colour grading in FCP and I open lots of finder tabs. On Big Sur I noticed that it started to lag earlier compared to Mojave when opening lots of finder windows. In mojave this isn't problem at all. Opening FCP in Big Sur makes touchpad gestures laggy AF, I can't even open another window of finder without lagging.

    I noticed during normal use windowserver in Big Sur consumes roughly 30-60% CPU usage

    I reverted my mac to Mojave with the same exact setup same workflow and the windowserver use 12-26%

    The most annoying thing in Big Sur, my fan runs when I open youtube video, wtf. In Mojave, I can open final cut pro while playing youtube. Is Big Sur really is heavier than Mojave?

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    Apple's alternative iWork and Launchpad icons?

    Posted: 25 Mar 2021 01:55 PM PDT

    I remember seeing either in early betas or in some official video (whether the WWDC or Apple silicone event) other icons for Launchpad and iWork apps. Launchpad looked similar to macOS 10 design and iWork icons were more colourful and not on a bland white surface. There was a tweet about it as well. Does anyone have or know where to get a quick access to those images (not necessarily the icons themselves)?

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    storage basically full but almost no files HELP

    Posted: 25 Mar 2021 06:51 PM PDT

    So I've scoured other posts but none have been able to help. I am on Mojave with 128gb and my storage is showing up as basically full, with the system taking up about 60gb. I have only 20gb free, and the only thing saved to my hard drive are a few applications (the biggest is microsoft word). All my docs, photos and music are on the cloud. time machine has always been turned off. HELP

    submitted by /u/lalalaaaaaalalallala
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    I just downgraded from the beta version because of the awful battery life and open to see this. Is there any way of fixing this issue?

    Posted: 25 Mar 2021 10:13 PM PDT

    Glitched TouchBar after Big Sur update (2016MBP)

    Posted: 25 Mar 2021 10:04 PM PDT

    Does anyone have the same problem?

    Posted: 25 Mar 2021 03:27 PM PDT

    When i'm watching YT or netflix on safari in full screen from time to time, the screen flickers when i tap the volume up and down buttons. Does anyone know hot to fix it?

    Thanks!

    submitted by /u/tomnad321
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    Etre check major issues shows Runaway process - A process is using a large percentage of your CPU but it does not specify what. Anyone had similar experience? (MBPM1 BS11.2.3)

    Posted: 25 Mar 2021 07:47 PM PDT

    If you create a new desktop and drag terminal window into it, second desktop will have more saturated window tinting until you change wallpaper.

    Posted: 25 Mar 2021 05:25 AM PDT

    Is it me or does Keychain/autofill work worse on Macos?

    Posted: 25 Mar 2021 10:30 AM PDT

    I use keychain to keep track of my passwords/ generate complex ones. Safari on Mac seems to have a much harder time recognizing when fields are requesting a username and password. I just loaded up the same app on iOS and Mac. Both have a popup to sign into an external service(plaid) iOS gives me a quick shortcut to the password list, macOS does not and requires me to open the keychain app and manually copy the password. Am I doing something wrong or is the recognition just less robust on Mac?

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    Personal Finance Apps for a new Mac User

    Posted: 25 Mar 2021 01:06 PM PDT

    Hello,

    I just bought a Mac Air and I was wondering if there are personal finance apps out there that are highly recommended. I was originally a Windows user (And I still will use the Windows Laptop) and I was following my finances on Quickbooks, but it was QB 2013. I was wondering if there was a way I can do something similar on the Mac, but have it be a more updated version without having to pay 100 dollars to get a Quickbooks for Mac desktop version. I noticed one app that looked interesting call Debit & Credit, and they have a 19.99 annual fee after a 7 day trial but I was wondering if there were other apps like it that might be better. Also, I did a search and the last time a thread like this was posted was 2+ months ago. I'm just wondering what my options are.

    submitted by /u/sjsharksfan12
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    (Concept) Multiple Fullscreen Workspaces for macOS

    Posted: 25 Mar 2021 11:10 AM PDT

    Curser won't disappear while Chrome plays fullscreen video (M1 MacBook Pro)

    Posted: 25 Mar 2021 06:39 PM PDT

    Hey guys,

    I recently got an M1 MacBook Pro 13", and I have a really annoying problem.

    Whenever I watch a video in fullscreen mode in the Chrome browser, the curser disappears for just a split second when it's supposed to, but then it comes back. And it just stays there, staring me in my eyes wherever I put it on the screen.

    This happens both in YouTube and Netflix. If I use Safari, there's no problem - but I don't wanna use Safari.

    It seems like I'm not the only one with this problem, but do any of you guys know of a fix? Thanks.

    submitted by /u/sebastiankirk
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    There's a way to view the mobile version of websites in Safari

    Posted: 25 Mar 2021 02:53 PM PDT

    I recently discovered a way to view the mobile version of a website in Safari with the "Develop" menu.

    First, go into Safari Preferences>Advanced>Show Develop menu in menu bar

    Then open the Develop menu>Enter Responsive Design Mode

    This lets you choose what device you want to simulate.

    submitted by /u/Reach-for-the-sky_15
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    MS Teams is too shy: it's not asking for camera permission

    Posted: 25 Mar 2021 02:37 PM PDT

    Hi guys!
    I just received my brand new M1 Mac mini and I'm facing my first issue.
    I'm trying to use an external webcam for Microsoft Teams calls, so I went in Teams>preferences>devices.
    Teams asked me for microphone permission, but it did not ask for camera permission.
    Since it never asked for camera permission, it's not even listed in system preferences>security>privacy>camera, and I don't know how to "trigger" the permission request, or manually give it by terminal.
    Any advice?

    submitted by /u/into_the_while
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