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    macOS Am I the only one with input lag in Finder when using the list view (Big Sur)? I can click to focus on Finder windows quickly with other views but need to wait briefly for the list view.

    May 05, 2021

    macOS Am I the only one with input lag in Finder when using the list view (Big Sur)? I can click to focus on Finder windows quickly with other views but need to wait briefly for the list view.

    Am I the only one with input lag in Finder when using the list view (Big Sur)? I can click to focus on Finder windows quickly with other views but need to wait briefly for the list view.

    Posted: 04 May 2021 08:56 PM PDT

    MacOS 11.3.1 is live, Go check the software update.

    Posted: 04 May 2021 06:04 AM PDT

    macOS 12 Little Sur

    Posted: 05 May 2021 12:12 AM PDT

    A polishing update for macOS would be welcomed. Beside the usual ones what would you like to see?

    Usual ones:

    1. overhaul for notifications (one-click message reply, non-idiotic closing, etc.)
    2. reliable AirPods routing
    3. more polish for Control Center (fix janky animations, more customization)
    4. bringing iOS-only apps to macOS (Health, Wallet, Fitness+, etc.)
    5. snappier Safari
    6. widgets on the desktop
    7. native window snapping
    8. improved TouchBar experience
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    Here is why you have a “group.system_default” file on your Desktop with MacOS 11.3

    Posted: 04 May 2021 06:28 PM PDT

    For anyone who has upgraded from MacOS 11.2.3 to MacOS 11.3, you will notice a Relocated Items folder on your desktop. You will also find a "groups.system_default" in there. If you compare the "group.system_default" to "/etc/group", you will notice that "trusted" is missing from "/etc/group". That is the only difference; unless you edited these files yourself…

    So, why is this happening? Well, I was able to acquire older versions of Big Sur and it turns out that in 11.2 and older, Apple did not include "trustd" in "/etc/group". This changed as of MacOS 11.3. And so, when the upgrade to 11.3 happens, the installation takes the safe route of not touching your existing file and puts the replacement onto your Desktop (actually just symbolically links the folder that contains the file…).

    Do a fresh install of 11.3 and you will find that "/etc/group" contains "trustd". Do a fresh install of 11.2 or 11.2.3 and you will find that "trustd" is missing. System defaults changed…Apple could have handled this better.

    Now, does this "/etc/group" file really matter? No, it does not. A couple of MacOS versions ago, Apple switched to using OpenDirectories to handle users and groups. Some things left in the "/etc" folder are due to the Unix roots of MacOS.

    Do you need to worry about this file? No. Remove the Relocated Items folder from your Desktop. If you didn't know anything about this before, then chances are that none of the above is of importance to you and you can ignore changes to the underpinnings of MacOS.

    UPDATE: After upgrading from 11.2.3 to 11.3, I went ahead and replaced my "/etc/group" with the "group.system_default" version. I got rid of the Relocated Items folder. I then upgraded to 11.3.1 today and the Relocated Items folder did not come back.

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    If you didn't know you can run Windows apps for free

    Posted: 04 May 2021 08:54 PM PDT

    Many people do not know this so I decided to share it. You do not have to buy a Parallels and Windows license to run Windows apps. You can download and use the FOSS WineHQ. It really does work.

    The caveat is that not all apps run well you have to check their AppDB if your app works and if its not listed you can try testing it yourself. Anything rated Bronze or Garbage is as you expect won't be a pleasant to use.

    I suggest you buy a copy of CrossOver which is WineHQ packaged in a nice and friendly manner with technical support. For every purchase part of the sale goes to WineHQ's development.

    WineHQ works on both MacOS and Linux. Here is a mind boggling video of a Linux system running Cyberpunk 2077 via WineHQ shared from /r/wine_gaming .

    EDIT: I just wanted to make clear that Wine runs Windows apps as if native. Virtual Machines runs a whole OS over your current OS fighting for RAM and CPU not to mention having to install another whole OS on your HDD.

    Might not be an issue if you are running a beefy iMac or Mac Pro.

    submitted by /u/floatontherainbowtw
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    URGENT: Can’t open important Word Doc (MAC OS Big Sur 11.1)

    Posted: 05 May 2021 12:11 AM PDT

    Spent 3 days typing an important outline, saved it on my Mac.

    Saved it several times as I was going through it. It's showing in "Recent Documents" in word, under the name that I saved it as, but it gives me an error when I try to open it

    I have the path to it:

    /private/var/folders/4y/nkzqdmf506d10r6l_8fkw4_w0000gn/T/com.microsoft.Outlook/CRIMINAL LAW FINAL EXAM OUTLINE.docx

    But, when I go to the path, it isn't there.

    I tried going to the AutoRecovery folder (I may not be going to the right one), but the file is not in there either as far as I can tell.

    Desperately trying to figure out a way to access this doc.

    submitted by /u/2b0rn0t2be
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    The way the dynamic wallpaper matches the sky is just...wow. Amazing job, Apple! I’m loving Mojave!

    Posted: 04 May 2021 05:13 AM PDT

    My M1 MacBook Air always stuck on Setting up iCloud Account after installing update. Should I be worried?

    Posted: 04 May 2021 09:26 PM PDT

    What would your choice be for the new name for macOS 12 (or whatever digit they use)?

    Posted: 05 May 2021 01:45 AM PDT

    I honestly think it will be a rounding update so imo it should be a big sur themed name. Something like MacOS Malpaso Creek.

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    Rental Computer Return: Erase Hard Drive

    Posted: 05 May 2021 01:01 AM PDT

    I rented a Macbook Pro that has macOS Mojave on it and before I return it, I need to erase the hard drive and reinstall the OS. Unfortunately, I cannot find the Macintosh HD icon in the sidebar of Disk Utility after starting up again and pressing Command + R. The only file that appears in the internal is: Apple SSD AP0512M Media > Container disk2> Preboot.

    When I am in my user account and I display the hard disk on my desktop, an icon that looks like the Macintosh HD one appears, but it is called "Preboot".

    The rental company suggested I reach out to Apple tech support , but because the item is a rental I do not have access to free Apple tech support.

    Is "Preboot" the one I should actually erase? Maybe someone else who rented the laptop before named it that? IDK. Any advice would be very helpful.

    submitted by /u/oliviamisophonia
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    Choppy Animations on MBP 16inch.

    Posted: 04 May 2021 03:34 PM PDT

    I have a MacBook Pro 16inch 2019 i9, and I'm experiencing choppy animations when the laptop is using integrated Intel graphics card. It goes away only when I switch to AMD Radeon Pro ; Tried reducing transparency and motion from Accessibility, but still experiencing the same issue. I'm currently running MacOS Big Sur (11.3). Is there any fix for the same?

    submitted by /u/vishyv
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    How to display entire iMessage?

    Posted: 04 May 2021 10:49 AM PDT

    How to display entire iMessage?

    When writing a long iMessage, it only shows a summary. If you hover, the entire message appears in a box to the left. Is there a way to show the entire message in the main window?

    https://preview.redd.it/rd0gq8au55x61.jpg?width=2415&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0b300e953b2c2c3a04fa86b01f48cd20ab3aacd8

    submitted by /u/carbinator2018
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    Why is Apple such a loved company?

    Posted: 04 May 2021 11:56 PM PDT

    Trouble with Google Drive Desktop on M1 Mac mini

    Posted: 04 May 2021 08:08 PM PDT

    I love my new M1 Mac mini 16gb, but the compatibility issues with Google Drive for desktop have been absolutely destroying my workflow.

    I keep getting this error box every once in a while. It seems to be triggered by me saving Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop files, or just by navigating the folder structures themselves on my shared drive with my team.

    I've never encountered this issue on my Intel Macbook and it's driving me nuts.

    Anyone have the same problem as me?

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    What is Mac OS's hidden text-to-speech app called, and what system folder/file is it hidden in?

    Posted: 04 May 2021 07:51 PM PDT

    About eight years ago I was digging deep into my mac pro's system files and found a hidden text-to-speech app. It was unbelievable for how low-key but fully editable its results were. If you typed in a string of text, it would output via the simple GUI a kind of log chart showing the pitch inflection it gave to each word's unique pronunciation, which you could edit like an EQ slider to completely change the emphasis and inflection that the generated voice would apply to a given syllable. You could choose from a plethora of voices and, if you had the patience, could make the results sound markedly different and eerily humanlike compared to how we've been conditioned with Siri to "know" how that voice "should" sound.

    I copied the app into my utilities folder and messed around with it every now and again, but eventually life happened and I had better things to do. I've since upgraded and/or formatted my OS several times over, but can't seem to find ANY documentation online that would lead me back to finding that specific *.app file.

    Does anyone know what I'm talking about, and where I might be able to find it again? I'm pretty sure I was digging around in library audio folders when I found it, and it may have been nested in some type of archive that you have to secondary click and "show the contents" of, so it might not necessarily show up on a surface level file search. It wasn't a script or a unix executable either, it had its own dedicated icon and an *.app filetype, and IIRC was contained alongside several other oddly specific utilitarian apps with very niche purposes. Their hidden location seemed at odds with how useful I considered they must be for the people who would, I assume, have some use for them, hence their existence.

    I've been trying for about a year to dig it up again, any help would be awesome. Given that this was in 2013/14, I would have to assume I was using anywhere from OS 10.7 to 10.10, if this gives any clues to official software package inclusion or removal throughout the years.

    submitted by /u/handen
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    Finder opens with blank recent page in Mac OS Big Sur 11.2.3 !! anyone having this issue ?

    Posted: 04 May 2021 01:14 PM PDT

    Desperate for help with updating Mac after wiping it

    Posted: 04 May 2021 07:08 PM PDT

    Hello,

    Long story short is I've tried everything to fix my Mac but it still won't work. It all started with trying to install Big Sur. I've already wiped it, was sent back to installing Catalina, and now I am getting various errors such as "MacOS could not be installed on your computer. the installer resources were not found". Any ideas??

    submitted by /u/hiitm
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    After 11.3 my MacBook Pro does not turn on automatically and I have to resort to holding down the power button followed by turning it on manually, same happens no restart option

    Posted: 04 May 2021 06:22 PM PDT

    WindowServer Preventing my MBP from sleeping

    Posted: 04 May 2021 05:01 PM PDT

    Hello, I have mid July 2017 MBP and I noticed that the Activity Monitor shows that this process "WindowServer" is preventing my MBP from sleeping, is it normal? if not how to solve it?

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    Is there a way to have a different lock screen from the background wallpaper? (On Big Sur 11.3)

    Posted: 04 May 2021 06:57 AM PDT

    Basically title - I'd like to set different photos for my lock screen and wallpaper but I can't find an option or another method to do this. Is it possible like on windows 10? Thanks

    submitted by /u/xsabinx
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    Anyone else just feel that their M1 MacBook is just a *little* buggy?

    Posted: 04 May 2021 12:52 PM PDT

    I don't know, but this is my first MacBook, and the setup experience was a little buggy. Also, somethings just aren't playing right. I get that it's first gen, but I'm surprised ngl, hope it's better in the updates to come. Loving the performance though!

    submitted by /u/jewBot4000
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    After Update to Big Sur 11.3. battery drain and heating up while being shut down

    Posted: 04 May 2021 10:21 AM PDT

    Hey,

    ​

    I have a MacBook Pro 13" 2019 (i7 8th gen., 16GB, 512GB, 4 Thunderbolt ports)

    After I updated to Big Sur 11.3. my MacBook started draining the battery and heating up after I turned it off (Apple Logo->Shutdown). On the next morning battery was completly empty.

    ​

    Google didn't helped and only got back with overheating tips or battery save tips.

    ​

    TL;DR My MacBook is off and is still heating up and drain the battery.

    ​

    I know update 11.3.1 is ready. Will update tomorrow.

    Hope you can help me, thanks in advance! :)

    submitted by /u/NerdisDev
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    I was hyped about the new wallpapers... until I found out that some parts don't align

    Posted: 04 May 2021 07:00 AM PDT

    Disable keyboard shortcut that re-organizes my desktop?

    Posted: 04 May 2021 03:15 PM PDT

    I use my desktop to organize files I need for immediate work. I use preview a lot and there's a conflict with view keyboard shortcuts that means if I forget for one second I'm clicked into Finder and not Preview it moves all my files and folders to the right of the desktop and I have to stop and move them all back.

    Is there a way to disable Control-Option-1 and other desktop "cleanup" shortcuts that move all my shit around? I'm running Catalina.

    submitted by /u/artificialphantom
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