What is Containers/com.apple.mail suppose to look like?

My three-month-old MacBook Pro was upgraded to Big Sur as soon as it arrived, before migrating in accounts and apps from the old one. It has since had several seemingly unrelated problems that do not seem to be hardware issues. None of…

How to Use Google Maps Incognito Mode on iPhone & iPad

Do you use Google Maps as your primary app for navigation on your iPhone or iPad? If so, you might be interested in taking advantage of the Incognito mode it has to offer, which can help to make Google Maps use a bit more private. Most of us are alr…

How to Combine PDF Files on a Mac Without Using 3rd Party App

Got several PDF files that you’d like to convert into a single PDF document? As a Mac user, you have the power to do that. Combining various PDFs into one will make it easy to work on the document. It might be important to merge PDF files when there…

What is Containers/com.apple.mail suppose to look like?

My three-month-old MacBook Pro was upgraded to Big Sur as soon as it arrived, before migrating in accounts and apps from the old one. It has since had several seemingly unrelated problems that do not seem to be hardware issues. None of…

help isolating why MacBookPro Late-2013 15in Retina with HighSiera randomly shuts down?

While using my MacBook Pro and often while using chrome, my macbook does dark for a sec and then the computer shuts down. I am not sure if this is related to chrome but I tried: Resting SMC Running Diagnostics which resulted in no find…

Your Smartphone Doesn’t Have to be Glued Shut!

help isolating why MacBookPro Late-2013 Retina with HighSiera randomly shuts down?

While using my MacBook Pro and often while using chrome, my macbook does dark for a sec and then the computer shuts down. I am not sure if this is related to chrome but I tried: Resting SMC Running Diagnostics which resulted in no find…

Can a Mac enter sleep mode on schedule when a third party app tries to prevent sleep?

There’s a third party software I have running on my Mac in the menu bar at all times, but for some reason it’s preventing my Mac mini from sleeping or locking the screen altogether. I contacted the company about this issue, but just in …

help isolating why MacBookPro Late-2013 Retina with HighSiera randomly shuts down?

While using my MacBook Pro and often while using chrome, my macbook does dark for a sec and then the computer shuts down. I am not sure if this is related to chrome but I tried: Resting SMC Running Diagnostics which resulted in no find…

Safe to delete old "Macintosh HD - Data" partition?

I did a clean install of MacOs today, and when choosing where to install it chose "Macintosh HD". It now seems there is a new "Macintosh HD - Data" partition, where MacOS currently references, as well as my old "Macintosh HD - Data" wit…

Safe to delete old "Macintosh HD - Data" partition?

I did a clean install of MacOs today, and when choosing where to install it chose "Macintosh HD". It now seems there is a new "Macintosh HD - Data" partition, where MacOS currently references, as well as my old "Macintosh HD - Data" wit…

How to Change Subtitle Language on iPhone & iPad Video

English is the default language for subtitles while watching videos on an iPhone and iPad. However, this can be changed easily to a different language, if English isn’t your first language, or if you’re using subtitles for helping to learn a foreign…

Wiping out the development environment

Will the three commands sudo rm -fr /Applications/Xcode.app/ sudo rm -fr /Library/Developer/ rm -fr ~/Library/Developer/ completely and safely discard the development environment on macOS for a once-a-decade start-from-fresh-during-ma…

Wiping out the development environment

Will the three commands sudo rm -fr /Applications/Xcode.app/ sudo rm -fr /Library/Developer/ rm -fr ~/Library/Developer/ completely and safely discard the development environment on macOS for a once-a-decade start-from-fresh-during-ma…

Safe to delete old "Macintosh HD - Data" partition?

I did a clean install of MacOs today, and when choosing where to install it chose "Macintosh HD". It now seems there is a new "Macintosh HD - Data" partition, where MacOS currently references, as well as my old "Macintosh HD - Data" wit…

Safe to delete old "Macintosh HD - Data" partition?

I did a clean install of MacOs today, and when choosing where to install it chose "Macintosh HD". It now seems there is a new "Macintosh HD - Data" partition, where MacOS currently references, as well as my old "Macintosh HD - Data" wit…

Wiping out the development environment

Will the three commands sudo rm -fr /Applications/Xcode.app/ sudo rm -fr /Library/Developer/ rm -fr ~/Library/Developer/ completely and safely discard the development environment on macOS for a once-a-decade start-from-fresh-during-ma…

Automator application that asks me for a YouTube URL before running the command

I'm trying to make an Automator application that runs this command: youtube-dl -x --audio-format wav -o "~/Downloads/%(title)s.%(ext)s" 'youtube file url' but I’d like for it to ask me for the YouTube URL before running. Have been unsu…

Automator application that asks me for a YouTube URL before running the command [SOLVED]

I'm trying to make an Automator application that runs this command: youtube-dl -x --audio-format wav -o "~/Downloads/%(title)s.%(ext)s" 'youtube file url' but I’d like for it to ask me for the YouTube URL before running. Have been unsu…

How to Reinstall macOS on M1 Apple Silicon Macs

If you’re a proud owner an Apple Silicon Mac with the M1 chip, you may want to learn how you can perform certain troubleshooting tasks like reinstalling macOS, force restarting, and booting into safe mode, since the procedures are slightly different…

Difficulty booting 2013 iMac from external SSD via USB 3.0

Recently, I have been running into difficulty booting into macOS using an external SSD connected via USB 3.0. Backstory... 2013 Imac was working great for about 5 years until the internal HDD started to fail. Rather than replace the in…