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    Launchpad search is truly a technical marvel

    Posted: 31 Jan 2022 11:57 AM PST

    macOS 12.2 battery drain

    Posted: 31 Jan 2022 10:37 PM PST

    Is there a way to bundle all notifications in 5 minute intervals?

    Posted: 01 Feb 2022 03:29 AM PST

    Hello! macOS Monterey - 12.0.1

    I have a lot of colleagues who prefer writing 10 small messages instead of 1 long one. Getting a notification for each drives me crazy so I was thinking if there's a way to bundle all notifications in 5 minute intervals. So if someone writes me a text message, the notification would wait for 5 minutes and collect all other notifications on the way. I couldn't find anything online about this. I'm using mostly google chat and slack.

    submitted by /u/IgorGreasy
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    Choose Monitor Option gone MacOS Monterey 12.1

    Posted: 01 Feb 2022 09:41 AM PST

    I recently noticed that the choose which screen (1 2 or 3) option is gone from the right click option when I click an app in the dock. Is it me or an update to the OS?

    Also I am using magent but when I close apps they dont reopen in the desired window anymore.

    submitted by /u/Red4Ever
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    Change audio sample rate/format

    Posted: 01 Feb 2022 06:27 AM PST

    Hi all,

    I want to change my Macbook speakers audio sample rate to 24-bit 48kHz, but all I can do is change the amount of Hz like this: Image

    While doing research, I find that on older versions or Mac models you could change these settings so much more in depth, like this: Desired outcome

    Is there any way to achieve this?

    Thank you for any tips and help!

    submitted by /u/stormtrooperis
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    [MBP 16 i9] Bootcamp shows up but Windows is broken. Tried to delete the entire partition but nothing shows up in boot camp assistant/disk utility… what gives?

    Posted: 01 Feb 2022 04:48 AM PST

    Why can’t I boot from ssd drive? Formatted AFPS, works on intel i9 MBP, but not working on M1 Max MBP.

    Posted: 31 Jan 2022 09:14 PM PST

    This is how you have to load a Mac OS 9 DiskCopy image on macOS Monterey...

    Posted: 01 Feb 2022 05:47 AM PST

    2011 Macbook A1278 not updating past Lion

    Posted: 01 Feb 2022 07:54 AM PST

    Hello, I have a 2011 Macbook that I got secondhand from a friend. I was trying to upgrade it to High Sierra since this is the newest OS it supports now. However it says Software is up to date when I try to do it from the Apple symbol. None of the OS's downloads show up in the App store. In fact most things in the App Store only load with a question mark. Things I have done: It had no hard drive so I put a new one in. There are no time machine back ups. Have tried internet downloads of previous OS X software's but they download with no image (just the basic hard drive look) and when I install, it happens very fast and upon restart nothing changes with the OS system. When I redownloaded Lion in recovery mode it shows two hard drives, the one I made "Macbook" and another one that says "Untitled" and that it is locked. Could this be why I can't update? Any suggestions for updating completely?

    Forgot to mention that I made a bootable USB installer for High sierra. It stated it required 10.8 or later and had a grey circle with a slash through it.

    submitted by /u/ajsorprano
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    Native Mail app extremely slow on M1 Mac

    Posted: 01 Feb 2022 04:02 AM PST

    Hello,

    I've been having trouble with the default Mail app in MacOS lately. I love it for its simple design and (until now) speed.

    Recently, the app takes around 20-30 seconds to open every time, with the beachball being present everytime. I have decluttered my inboxes (since I use multiple e-mail accounts, I thought that might be the issue). Didn't work.

    Next I unticked every Mail account in the Preferences, so it wouldn't even have to load any messages. No difference. Still painfully slow.

    I have no idea what the cause for this issue could be. Has anyone else experienced it and, if so, how did you resolve it?

    Thanks :)

    submitted by /u/OGregor
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    Screen-Capture doesn't save screenshot files anymore

    Posted: 01 Feb 2022 07:41 AM PST

    Since years I always used CMD+SHIFT+4 to perform capturing screens quickly.

    Suddenly, without any system update, the screenshots are not saved anymore in the target location.

    I am on macOS Monterey.

    This is the Screen Capture configuration:

    macbook:~ defaults read com.apple.screencapture target

    file

    macbook:~ defaults read com.apple.screencapture location

    /Users/myusername/Pictures/Screenshots/

    The sreencaptureUI appears and lets me perform the screenshot as usual, the captured image is shown in the top right corner.
    I wait few seconds, the image thumbnail disappears, but then there is no new screencapture file under /Users/myusername/Pictures/Screenshots/!

    I cannot figure out what's broken or how to fix.


    This is the full Console logs, filtering per any:screencapture, from when I click the ScreenCapture keyboard shortcut, until the operation is complete and the capture taken: https://pastebin.com/qGgZk0L3

    This is the tail of the filtered Console log:

    default 16:28:35.705250+0100 screencaptureui Reacting to DFR status change 1. status = 0x3 default 16:28:35.707636+0100 runningboardd [daemon<com.apple.screencaptureui.agent(503)>:13856] Ignoring jetsam update because this process is not memory-managed default 16:28:35.708050+0100 runningboardd [daemon<com.apple.screencaptureui.agent(503)>:13856] Ignoring suspend because this process is not lifecycle managed default 16:28:35.708478+0100 runningboardd [daemon<com.apple.screencaptureui.agent(503)>:13856] Ignoring GPU update because this process is not GPU managed default 16:28:35.708640+0100 runningboardd [daemon<com.apple.screencaptureui.agent(503)>:13856] Skipping AppNap state - not lifecycle managed default 16:28:35.709621+0100 runningboardd Acquiring assertion targeting [daemon<com.apple.screencaptureui.agent(503)>:13856] from originator [daemon<com.apple.WindowServer>:176] with description <RBSAssertionDescriptor| "AppVisible" ID:199-176-926366 target:13856 attributes:[ <RBSDomainAttribute| domain:"com.apple.appnap" name:"AppVisible" sourceEnvironment:"(null)">, <RBSAcquisitionCompletionAttribute| policy:AfterApplication> ]> default 16:28:35.709768+0100 runningboardd Assertion 199-176-926366 (target:[daemon<com.apple.screencaptureui.agent(503)>:13856]) will be created as active default 16:28:35.711293+0100 runningboardd [daemon<com.apple.screencaptureui.agent(503)>:13856] Ignoring jetsam update because this process is not memory-managed default 16:28:35.711725+0100 runningboardd [daemon<com.apple.screencaptureui.agent(503)>:13856] Ignoring suspend because this process is not lifecycle managed default 16:28:35.712012+0100 runningboardd [daemon<com.apple.screencaptureui.agent(503)>:13856] Ignoring GPU update because this process is not GPU managed default 16:28:35.712367+0100 runningboardd [daemon<com.apple.screencaptureui.agent(503)>:13856] Skipping AppNap state - not lifecycle managed default 16:28:46.807259+0100 screencaptureui LSExceptions shared instance invalidated for timeout. default 16:28:54.129211+0100 screencapture Capturing image default 16:28:54.151457+0100 systemsoundserverd SSServerImp.cpp:707 -> Incoming Request : actionID 1393, inClientPID 13855(screencapture), inBehavior 0, customVibeDataProvided 0, loop 0, loopPeriod 0.000000, inFlags 0, inClientCompletionToken 1 default 16:28:54.167577+0100 screencapture Entering exit handler. default 16:28:54.167646+0100 screencapture Exiting exit handler.

    What's going wrong? How do I restore the normal functionality?

    submitted by /u/Pictor13
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    Custom Shortcut creation

    Posted: 01 Feb 2022 07:20 AM PST

    Custom Shortcut creation

    Fresh macos user here (using Monterey 12.2

    How can i create a custom shortcut that opens a specific file in an app?Specifically I want to create a shortcut that opens a specific network stream on mpv player. So far I now how to create an alias but when i "Get Info" I do not know how to add to the original the path to the file (or the network address) I want to open.

    I can do this using terminal just by entering mpv followed by the path to the file (or the network address)

    https://preview.redd.it/k5k6kacdo8f81.jpg?width=466&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8fe3b368c29961ae9f22f2235e4c8ece25420bac

    submitted by /u/nikolas-k
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    Menu bar not showing up

    Posted: 01 Feb 2022 05:59 AM PST

    Hi all,

    For some reason, my clock, battery and date don't appear in the menu bar after I downloaded 12.2 Monterey. I've updated the settings and should show up. I can only see them when I start before I enter my password then gone again when it loads.

    Hope someone can help me to fix this.

    Cheers

    submitted by /u/idiothesync
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    Finder window behavior when using spaces?

    Posted: 01 Feb 2022 05:57 AM PST

    I use Spaces pretty heavily and one annoying thing I can't wrap my head around is the behavior of opening new Finder windows.
     
    EXAMPLE:
    I'm on Space #1 and open a Finder window to downloads, then switch to Space #2 and using the CLI do "open ~/Downloads". At this point I will immediately switch back to Space #1. This happens despite having the Mission Control preference "When switching to an application, switch to a Space with open windows for the application" unchecked.

     

    Is there any way to invoke new Finder windows on the Space you are using, regardless of if that window is already open on another Space?

    submitted by /u/kidno
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    Replacement for office 365 package

    Posted: 01 Feb 2022 09:39 AM PST

    Do you know any office package that works offline. So, I need to install Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc, but not Office 365, because that's where I have to log in. I don't need anything cracked, I would pay for the license, but I just need to be offline.

    submitted by /u/vukica007
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    Escape (Esc) Key Not Working

    Posted: 01 Feb 2022 09:20 AM PST

    Pin app to side and reduce desktop for other apps.

    Posted: 01 Feb 2022 09:18 AM PST

    Is there a way in Big Sur to pin an app to the side of the screen in such a way so that if I dbl-click another app's top bar it maximizes to be side the pinned app, vs going to the full desktop?

    submitted by /u/RcNorth
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    How to stop Music app auto-launching when I take out my AirPod Pros?

    Posted: 01 Feb 2022 09:15 AM PST

    This is so bizarre. On Big Sur. If I have my AirPod Pros connected to my MBP, and I finish a call and remove the AirPods from my ears, Music will launch. I don't use Music, and don't want it to launch. Is there any way to prevent this? It never auto-launches when I put the AirPods in. It's only when I take them out, which is even weirder.

    submitted by /u/robotjon
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    How can I merge this empty partition (formerly Windows) back to macOS preferably without erasing the entire disk?

    Posted: 01 Feb 2022 09:05 AM PST

    TopNotch + Reduce Transparency + = doesn't work :(

    Posted: 01 Feb 2022 08:55 AM PST

    So i got the M1 14 - not a fan of the notch but i dont see it if I have the black background (which i always had before) - BUT then i turned on Accessibility --> Reduce Transparency in order to remove transparent windows which is what i also prefer and then the menu bar isn't black anymore which brings back the Notch. Tried the TopNotch app - but it's not helping out - I guess it just adds a custom black line on top of the original wallpaper image. Any thoughts to have best of both worlds? 🥺

    I think it has something to do with the Terminal.

    submitted by /u/ChrisAwakeReddit
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    Parallels on M1 MacBook Air

    Posted: 01 Feb 2022 08:53 AM PST

    Hey there people, my mother recently bought a new MacBook Air. For work she needs a program available on on windows, so I told her parallels would probably be a solution to her problem. My father had a similar problem and it worked (he has a 2017 MacBook Pro). Anyways, she's now facing a problem that during setup of windows the virtual machine can't find any networks to connect to and so it gets stuck there. Any solutions?

    submitted by /u/ale9918
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    Safari Group Tabs issue

    Posted: 01 Feb 2022 08:39 AM PST

    Hello!

    My Group Tabs are not functional anymore. At least for a couple of weeks and an update to the 12.2 didn't help...

    • I can't delete a group. Or groups randomly disappear (I had 5 or 6 groups).
    • I can't create a new group - it instantly disappears.
    • When I try to create a new group by using a tab - the tab disappears and the group is not being created.
    • Group tabs synchronizing via iCloud with very long lag - eventually these broken groups appear on my iPhone, but not vice versa - group tabs from the iPhone are not visible on mac. But currently opened tabs are syncing with no problems, so only the group tabs feature is broken and only on my mac.

    I have recorded a little video for example https://youtu.be/B4p1SZQv9GI

    What I have tried to do by myself:

    1. Cleared history.
    2. Cleared cache.
    3. Disabled iCloud sync for safari and enabled it back.

    Since this post is here, these steps didn't help.

    Then I have contacted Apple support via chat and they suggested these troubleshooting steps:

    1. Try to start mac in safe mode and check if the problem is reproducing there - it is.
    2. Try to start safari under different users - it's reproducing under different users in both safe and normal mode.
    3. If the problem is reproducing in both scenarios above - reinstall macOS.

    According to Apple support, my only option at this moment is reinstalling macOS, which I don't want to do in the nearest future since this is my main machine for remote work and personal use. I use chrome for my work and safari for my home use and at this moment I use chrome for both.

    So I would like to ask for a community if there's another option to wipe out all safari settings or reinstall it without system re-install? Maybe somebody has faced a similar problem?

    Thank you!

    submitted by /u/serkurilen
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    macOS shared Spaces w/ Menu Bar on all Displays

    Posted: 01 Feb 2022 04:33 AM PST

    I'm looking for a solution to my problem...

    I want to...

    - swipe between spaces on all screens altogether with one swipe
    - have the Menu Bar displayed on all Displays

    The option 'Displays have separate spaces' under 'System Preferences/Mission Control' enables only one of those options, but I'm looking for a way to have both simultaneously. Hope someone can help...

    submitted by /u/Dziadek1
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    Fn key to show symbols is extremely unreliable

    Posted: 01 Feb 2022 12:43 AM PST

    Usual behavior: First key press not registered at all. Second press show symbols in 10 seconds. After this glitching the fn key work for a while, but after half hour it does the same glitching.

    I have this on MBA M1 2020 from OSX 11 to 12.2. Glitching on all versions I had from november 2020.

    Anyone having this issue?

    submitted by /u/RedNumbersOnly
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    Annoying sleep phases of my MBP14 for 2h+ on Monterey 12.2

    Posted: 01 Feb 2022 04:18 AM PST

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