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    macOS Scrolling with arrow keys in Safari vs. Chrome. Why is it smoother in Chrome than Safari?


    Scrolling with arrow keys in Safari vs. Chrome. Why is it smoother in Chrome than Safari?

    Posted: 03 Dec 2021 06:21 AM PST

    What is all the garbage taking up space as “system data” and how can I get rid of it to free some space? Everything I do is primarily thru iCloud, as you can see in the side bar. iCloud also using 77gb on the drive somehow??

    Posted: 02 Dec 2021 06:44 PM PST

    Why aren't widgets common on MacOS?

    Posted: 03 Dec 2021 03:03 AM PST

    I seem to check my calendar, reminder and weather widgets a lot. But since the introduction very few third party apps actually have their own widgets. Why is that the case since it could be useful to have information for many apps (outlook, messaging apps, etc.) in the widget?

    Why aren't widgets common yet?

    submitted by /u/weiderthanyou
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    WindowServer process was getting crazy after I changed my monitor... weird isn't it?

    Posted: 03 Dec 2021 08:55 AM PST

    For a few months, I was wondering what was wrong with my machine (MBP 2017 with 16 GB of RAM).The WindowServer process was getting crazy after a while and I had to restart the machine twice a day. I suspected a memory leak on this process but did not find anything in forums. This curiously happened since I got my new monitor.I did a troubleshooting and then found the culprit... Thank you DELL :/

    DDM getting crazy

    submitted by /u/cernus76
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    How to Stop Monterey from syncing my iCloud + Local User Account Profile Pics?

    Posted: 03 Dec 2021 08:12 AM PST

    The background

    For uninteresting reasons, I use two local user accounts on my Mac that are both exclusively for me.

    As one of many things that differentiate the two environments, I have long set different user account photos in "Users & Groups" within System Preferences.

    When I upgraded to Monterey, the user accounts and their respective profile pics came with. No problem, just as I've always expected.

    For even more uninteresting reasons, I decided to wipe my machine and set up as new with a fresh Monterey install.

    Now, one of the things the two different user accounts share is both being signed in with the same iCloud Apple ID—mine.

    When setting up each new user account on the wiped machine, I set two different profile pics as I always have.

    Then signed in to the same iCloud on both accounts...again, as it was previously.

    The Problem

    After a bit, I noticed that the both accounts replaced the specific user profile pics I set locally on my Mac with my iCloud profile pic. Making them both the same. Which I do not want.

    Thought that if could be one of those signature Apple sync/services and or .1 bugs, so shrugged my shoulders, said "no big deal" to myself, and went back to both accounts locally and changed their profile pics to be unique again.

    iCloud overwrote the profile pics again and made them the same.

    What I tried thus far

    I searched all over Monterey to see if I could find some sort or switch, toggle, checkmark and/or setting to see if I could turn this syncing of iCloud profile pics with Mac user account local profile pics off.

    If that setting exists in the GUI somewhere...I couldn't find it.

    So then my search went to Google...and the only reference I could find to this specific behavior was in this Stack Exchange post that wants the very behavior I'm already getting and want to avoid.

    Interestingly, one of the answers puts forth that this syncing of iCloud profile pics is new default behavoir for new user accounts created in Monterey (which is why it only started happening after I clean installed Monterey).

    I honestly get the logic of the feature and don't hate it. Ideally, I could have my iCloud profile pic sync to only one of the two local accounts...but seeing as the feature doesn't seem to have a setting in the GUI at all, that's unlikely to have been considered by the engineers—so I'll settle for just turning the syncing totally off for both accounts.

    ...that is, if that's even possible. Does anyone know? My guess is if this can be modified at all, it's probably in one of those (also Apple classic) hidden prefs files...just couldn't find it.

    Thanks in advance for any help!

    submitted by /u/WhiskeyProposition
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    Uninstall softwares

    Posted: 02 Dec 2021 11:39 PM PST

    Do you guys recommend using any uninstaller softwares to uninstall 3rd party apps and leftovers?

    I see some ppl recommend and some don't saying mac can manage itself and no need to remove leftovers

    Looking forward for your opinion plz

    submitted by /u/zizo999
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    So I deleted Epic Games Launcher, but I cannot remove the icon. Any suggestions?

    Posted: 03 Dec 2021 07:02 AM PST

    Confused as to how software updates work using a 2015 Macbook Air 10.10.5 OS X Yosemite.

    Posted: 03 Dec 2021 07:29 AM PST

    Basically I can no longer use Firefox because the system doesn't support it. I had to delete it off the computer. Now, my Chrome is having a lot of trouble loading webpage images and scrambles text all together making it impossible to work or shop online because I cant see anything. I can't upgrade my version of chrome either because its too old.

    I have deleted as many things off my Macbook as possible and I cant keep deleting my memories for the sake of using this laptop. It runs fast and fine- never lags or freezes, but I just can't navigate the internet like I used to.

    I can't afford to buy a newer model, so I wanted to know if anyone had any suggestions as to where I could go from here.

    submitted by /u/teachmehowtodookie_
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    MacOS Photos and iCloud link

    Posted: 03 Dec 2021 03:25 AM PST

    On iOS I can share any photo from official Photos app from share sheet option called Copy iCloud Link. I can do the same from Files app in iOS and Finder on MacOS.

    Where can I find option called Copy iCloud Link on MacOS Photos app to share a photo via link?

    submitted by /u/jandorn
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    Macbook Pro 2020 (macOS Monterey 12.0.1) I have 300gb storage free, so it is not storage problem. Kernel Task sometimes sparks up really high, other times is the MDS … can somebody help me figure this out?

    Posted: 03 Dec 2021 07:22 AM PST

    Washed out text/subtitles on HDR content

    Posted: 03 Dec 2021 07:03 AM PST

    Recently purchased the new M1 Pro MBP and the HDR videos are truly incredible to watch on this display. However, I noticed that if the video contains any subtitles or text, it usually looks grey or dull in general. Even while editing HDR content in FCPX, adding white text makes the resulting video have grey text. Anyone know any fixes for this issue? Thanks!

    submitted by /u/LikeaSumBoDi
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    App updates without AppStore

    Posted: 03 Dec 2021 06:54 AM PST

    Hi, my computer is managed by my company and AppStore is disabled. I use Notes - but it seems to be a quite old version - is there any way to update it without AppStore access?

    I'm currently still on BigSur (again, update not allowed yet), MBA M1.

    Thanks.

    submitted by /u/underfrykte
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    Disk not ejected properly

    Posted: 03 Dec 2021 10:36 AM PST

    When at home I plug my MacBook Pro into an LG monitor via usb-c, and everytime I disconnect the cable I get the notification that reads "disk not ejected properly". Is there a way to prevent this notification from popping up (hidden in system preferences, through terminal, etc) without having to go into finder and click eject every time? Also happens when I remove SD cards, even when I know there is no data being transferred.

    submitted by /u/1_horizon_1
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    Does the My Medical app still work under Monterey on a 2020 Intel iMac?

    Posted: 03 Dec 2021 09:20 AM PST

    Twitch performance on Safari is just unacceptable

    Posted: 02 Dec 2021 08:58 PM PST

    You can't watch streams with low latency mode toggled because it makes the audio stutter and lag. BTTV sucks and the gif emotes start lagging and freezing. Chat as a whole is very laggy. Pop out chat flat out just doesn't work. For such a big site having such poor performance is very disappointing and a deal breaker for someone like me for who watches streams a lot
    edit: 6 minutes after typing this the regular chat stopped loading lol

    submitted by /u/Significant_Night_65
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    App Name

    Posted: 03 Dec 2021 08:44 AM PST

    I'm trying to find an app that I've seen in multiple tech videos where the desktop folders appear small in the upper right corner. I cannot find the name of the app. Thanks a lot!

    submitted by /u/xcesstudio
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    Help needed - MacOS Monterey crashes randomly

    Posted: 03 Dec 2021 08:02 AM PST

    Hello, I´m having an issue regarding my MacBook Pro 16 2019 core i9 16gb RAM 1TB SSD.

    My mac restarts randomly after a few hours using it. Usually more than a day or two. But when it happens it restarts 2 or 3 times due to kernel panic. My questions is if someone knows what this specific errors might mean?

    Thank you in advance for your time and help

    PROBLEM SHOWING ON CONSOLE APPLICATION:

    Process: remoted [2339]

    Path: /usr/libexec/remoted

    Identifier: remoted

    Version: ???

    Code Type: X86-64 (Native)

    Parent Process: launchd [1]

    User ID: 0

    Date/Time: 2021-12-02 23:28:55.1426 -0600

    OS Version: macOS 12.0.1 (21A559)

    Report Version: 12

    Bridge OS Version: <device not connected>

    Anonymous UUID: 53A7DB7B-41D4-6175-9B8B-A006B23AB964

    Sleep/Wake UUID: 198C4290-04CB-450C-9D67-964996E7D9B9

    Time Awake Since Boot: 10000 seconds

    Time Since Wake: 372 seconds

    System Integrity Protection: enabled

    Crashed Thread: 0

    Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGKILL)

    Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000

    Exception Note: EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY

    Termination Reason: Namespace WATCHDOG, Code 2

    checkin with service: remoted returned not alive with context:

    is_alive_func returned unhealthy : device not connected (code 0x2)

    no successful checkins since wake (120 seconds ago), 60 seconds since last crashed by watchdogd, (1 induced crashes)

    checkin with service: remoted returned not alive with context:

    is_alive_func returned unhealthy : device not connected (code 0x2)

    no successful checkins since wake (120 seconds ago), 60 seconds since last crashed by watchdogd, (1 induced crashes)

    Thread 0 Crashed:

    0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff81bb932e2 __sigsuspend_nocancel + 10

    1 libdispatch.dylib 0x7ff81ba250fe _dispatch_sigsuspend + 36

    2 libdispatch.dylib 0x7ff81ba250da _dispatch_sig_thread + 53

    Thread 1:

    0 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff81bbc600c start_wqthread + 0

    Thread 2:

    0 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff81bbc600c start_wqthread + 0

    Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (64-bit):

    rax: 0x0000000000000004 rbx: 0x00007ff81ba48298 rcx: 0x0000700009bb6f78 rdx: 0x0000000000000000

    rdi: 0x0000000000000000 rsi: 0x00007ff81ba48298 rbp: 0x0000700009bb6f90 rsp: 0x0000700009bb6f78

    r8: 0x0000700009bb7000 r9: 0x00000000190008ff r10: 0x0000000000000000 r11: 0x0000000000000202

    r12: 0x0000000000000000 r13: 0x0000000000000000 r14: 0x0000000000000000 r15: 0x0000000000000000

    rip: 0x00007ff81bb932e2 rfl: 0x0000000000000203 cr2: 0x0000700009bb6ff8

    Logical CPU: 0

    Error Code: 0x0200019a

    Trap Number: 133

    Binary Images:

    0x7ff81bb8d000 - 0x7ff81bbc3fff libsystem_kernel.dylib (*) <12bd6f13-c452-35ee-9069-51befef29f1a> /usr/lib/system/libsystem_kernel.dylib

    0x7ff81ba11000 - 0x7ff81ba57fff libdispatch.dylib (*) <be53a13c-8ce1-3e40-b9bc-98473d3eed3e> /usr/lib/system/libdispatch.dylib

    0x7ff81bbc4000 - 0x7ff81bbcffff libsystem_pthread.dylib (*) <29a2750e-f31b-3630-8761-242a6bc3e99e> /usr/lib/system/libsystem_pthread.dylib

    External Modification Summary:

    Calls made by other processes targeting this process:

    task_for_pid: 0

    thread_create: 0

    thread_set_state: 0

    Calls made by this process:

    task_for_pid: 0

    thread_create: 0

    thread_set_state: 0

    Calls made by all processes on this machine:

    task_for_pid: 0

    thread_create: 0

    thread_set_state: 0

    VM Region Summary:

    ReadOnly portion of Libraries: Total=594.1M resident=0K(0%) swapped_out_or_unallocated=594.1M(100%)

    Writable regions: Total=224.9M written=0K(0%) resident=0K(0%) swapped_out=0K(0%) unallocated=224.9M(100%)

    VIRTUAL REGION

    REGION TYPE SIZE COUNT (non-coalesced)

    =========== ======= =======

    Activity Tracing 256K 1

    Dispatch continuations 128.0M 1

    Kernel Alloc Once 8K 1

    MALLOC 95.1M 30

    MALLOC guard page 16K 4

    STACK GUARD 12K 3

    Stack 1568K 4

    Stack Guard 64.0M 2

    VM_ALLOCATE 8K 2

    __CTF 759 1

    __DATA 1936K 123

    __DATA_CONST 5143K 84

    __DATA_DIRTY 209K 51

    __LINKEDIT 513.0M 7

    __OBJC_RO 81.5M 1

    __OBJC_RW 3120K 2

    __TEXT 81.1M 136

    __UNICODE 588K 1

    dyld private memory 1024K 1

    mapped file 28.3M 2

    shared memory 28K 3

    =========== ======= =======

    TOTAL 1.0G 460

    PROBLEM SHOWING AFTER MAC RESTARTED:

    panic(cpu 2 caller ®xffffff80073079ad) : userspace watchdog timeout: no successful checkins from remoted since wake

    service returned not alive with context : is_alive_func returned unhealthy : device not connected (code:

    ax;

    service: logd, total successful checkins

    since wake (180 seconds ago) : 19,

    last successful checkin:

    y seconds

    ago

    service: Windowserver, total successTul check1ns since wake (180 seconas ago) : 19, Last successtul checkIn: 0 seconas ago

    service: remoted, no successful checkins

    since wake

    (180 seconds ago)

    service: opendirectoryd, total successtul check1ns since wake (180 seconas ago) : 19, Last successtul checkin: 0 seconas ago

    Panicked task oxffffff8541917500: 3 threads:

    pid116: watchdogd

    Backtrace (CPU 2),

    panicked thread: Oxffffff8540ced2c0, Frame : Return Address

    oxffffffe0c34436b0: oxffffff8003e9c00d

    oxffffffe0c3443700: oxffffff8003ff5d85

    Oxffffffe0c3443740: Oxffffff8003fe5763

    oxffffffe0c3443790:

    oxffffff8003e3ba60

    Oxffffffe0c34437b0: oxffffff8003e9c3dd

    oxffffffe0c3443930: oxffffff80047186e6

    Oxffffff80073079ad

    Oxffffffe0c34439b0

    Oxffffff8007307600

    oxffffffe0c34439d0

    Oxffffff800468dd3e

    Oxffffffe0c3443a20: oxffffff80073069bb

    oxffffffe0c3443cb0:

    Oxffffff8003f9f614

    oxffffffe034436C0

    Oxffffff8003e76cf9

    Oxffffffe0c3443e50:

    oxffffff8003e8dd89

    oxffffffe0c3443ee0:

    Oxffffff8003fcaaf2

    Oxffffffe0c3443fa0: Oxffffff8003e3c246

    Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

    com.apple.driver.watchdog(1.0)[D8D49004-8AE1-3589-A538-FE74937F8838]@0xffffff8007305000->0xffffff8007307fff

    Process name corresponding to current thread (Oxffffff8540ced2c0) : watchdogd

    Boot args: chunklist-securitv-epoch=0 -chunklist-no-rev2-dev

    Mac OS version:

    21A559

    Kernel version:

    Darwin Kernel Version 21.1.0: Wed Oct 13 17:33:23 PDT 2021; root:

    Kernel UUID: 19BD4E1B-0268-3EE0-BC66-91F035BC9429

    KernelCache slide: x0000000003c00000

    KernelCache base!

    Oxffffff8003e00000

    Kernel slide:

    x000000000310000

    Kernel text base:

    Oxffffff8003e10000

    HIB

    text base: 0xfffff 8003d00000

    Svstem model name: MacBookPro16,1 (Mac.

    F1008221 F0C06864)

    System shutdown begun:

    NO

    submitted by /u/Proofkey
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    macOS keystroke encrypter?

    Posted: 03 Dec 2021 07:42 AM PST

    Hi all! First time Mac user-- just got the new 14inch in the mail.

    On Windows, I always install a keystroke encryption software (i.e. KeyScrambler) and was wondering if there was something similar for macOS.

    Any ideas? Thanks!

    submitted by /u/oenigmaa
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    Any way around this partition resize error?

    Posted: 03 Dec 2021 07:26 AM PST

    Any way around this partition resize error?

    Used a bit-for-bit disc duplicator to duplicate a 2T drive onto an 8T drive successfully. But now it won't let me adjust the partition to cover the whole available remaining space...

    https://preview.redd.it/dfco8xkaic381.png?width=422&format=png&auto=webp&s=7df161d35a45edcf5ef41d5c5776eabeec9c0d8e

    submitted by /u/etyrnal_
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    Package Manager Vs. Native Install

    Posted: 03 Dec 2021 03:32 AM PST

    Coming from various Linux distributinos, how much are package managers used under MacOs to install software? If I download e.g. Chrome or VSCode and 'install' it (by dragging the app into the applications folder), how do they update? Do I have to redownload the applications for each update? Or should I use e.g. Homebrew for all software that is in the repository and only manually install what is not there?

    submitted by /u/isbtegsm
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    What is going on with my menu bar after Monterey update

    Posted: 02 Dec 2021 11:47 PM PST

    What is going on with my menu bar after Monterey update

    I don't believe I'm crazy, rather, there is something noticeably off about the menu bar. Both the thickness and lack of transparency. Is this a bug or intended?

    https://preview.redd.it/c2u6aw0o8a381.png?width=2280&format=png&auto=webp&s=c24fa471b175a2ca7c155e09cea14415f33e5c2f

    submitted by /u/Archael93
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    What is the best, simplest way (free if possible) to cast using Chromecast (3rd Generation) from a Mac using macOS Monterey?

    Posted: 03 Dec 2021 05:33 AM PST

    I don't use Chrome - have uninstalled it due to the many known memory issues etc.

    I only have Safari, Brave Browser, Firefox installed.

    submitted by /u/LisaMck041
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    Should I update to Monterey?

    Posted: 03 Dec 2021 05:15 AM PST

    Student - MBP M1

    I really want to update but im afraid to because Ive know in the past to not upgrade for a couple of months but stuff like focus, universal control(I know its coming soon), quick notes and text recognition in photos are really game changing for me. Should I Do it?

    submitted by /u/Vardouliss
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    How to center Spotlight without the icon in the menubar?

    Posted: 03 Dec 2021 05:06 AM PST

    I recall there is a trick to center Spotlight on my screen without using the "click and hold" onto the spotlight icon in the menubar. Do you guys know it?

    Thanks

    submitted by /u/gbouille
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