How to Unhide Purchases Using iTunes on PC

Have you hidden any downloaded apps on your iPhone or iPad, and now you want to access those from iTunes? First of all, we’d like to point out that we’re not talking about hiding and unhiding apps from the home screen of your iOS or macOS device. Th…

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ulimit -n shows different values in mac terminal and intellij terminal

I have tried increasing the max open files limit in mac by running the following command sudo launchctl limit maxfiles 524288 10485760 When I try running ulimit -n it shows 524288 But while running the same command in IntelliJ idea's te…

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How to Change Apple TV+ Playback Quality on Mac

Do you want to save some of your valuable internet data while you’re binging shows on Apple TV+? You’re certainly not alone, but you can do this by simply changing the playback or streaming quality for the Apple TV app installed on your Mac. Whether…

ulimit -n shows different values in mac terminal and intellij terminal

I have tried increasing the max open files limit in mac by running the following command sudo launchctl limit maxfiles 524288 10485760 When I try running ulimit -n it shows 524288 But while running the same command in IntelliJ idea's te…

Why is Chrome on MacOS inconsistently not recognizing 3 finger swipes?

I have used three finger forward/back swipe on MacOS for almost a decade in Chrome for forward/backwards on pages. This has consistently worked well and been flawless. Within the past month or so, this has inconsistently been not workin…

How To Permanently Remove Movies Directory

The directory ~/Movies: 16:43 $ tree /Users/ibodding/Movies /Users/ibodding/Movies └── TV ├── Media.localized └── TV\ Library.tvlibrary ├── Library\ Preferences.tvdb └── Library.tvdb My .bash_profile deletes thi…

How To Permanently Remove Movies Directory

The directory ~/Movies: 16:43 $ tree /Users/ibodding/Movies /Users/ibodding/Movies └── TV ├── Media.localized └── TV\ Library.tvlibrary ├── Library\ Preferences.tvdb └── Library.tvdb My .bash_profile deletes thi…

How to Convert Numbers File to Google Sheets with CloudConvert

If you use Numbers as well as Google Sheets, you might find yourself in a situation where you need to convert a Numbers file into a Google Sheets document. Whether the Numbers file originated in Numbers on a Mac, iPhone, iPad, or iCloud does not mat…

Finding which files the migration assistant failed to transfer

I ran a transfer of about 4 TB of files from my failing Mac to my new Mac. After 62 hours of direct connection transfer time (which seems inexplicable), I was told at the very end of the process that not all files could be transferred w…

Is there a way to create a shortcut in Finder to an Apple Note?

I like to use Apple Notes to organize details and checklists for my projects — it's very convenient. However, it would be more convenient if I could access a project note directly from the project folder in Finder. I understand that I c…

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Every product Apple is still working on for 2021

Update 5/15: Added information about Apple Music +. Apple’s Spring Loaded event absolutely lived up to its name, bringing a slew of new products, from the colorful 24-inch iMac to the 12.9-inch iPad Pro’s gorgeous Liquid Retina XDR display. But now …

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Apple Weekly Update: AirPods, Apple Music+ on the way—and more rumors

While we here at Macworld read and write about Apple all week long, we totally get that you might not. But since you’re here now, allow us to catch you up on all of the stuff you need to know from the past week. Bring on the rumors While it was a pr…

MacOS cannot copy "special" files...they are marked with "s"

their permission scheme is srwxr-xr-x I can't copy them, it says cp: cannot create special file '/Volumes/Samsung_T5/Dockers/vms/0/00000002.00001003': Operation not permitted I tried with sudo, it's the same, although the message is …

Is there a way to create a shortcut in Finder to an Apple Note?

I like to use Apple Notes to organize details and checklists for my projects — it's very convenient. However, it would be more convenient if I could access a project note directly from the project folder in Finder. I understand that I c…

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