MacOS GPT Messed up File System ('FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF')

I had tried dual booting Linux and macOS, and when I rebooted my computer the OS volume shows as type 'FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF'. I tried following OS volume shows as type 'FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF' but I think …

How to get fn + left key working on macOS after changing to zsh from bash?

In case it is not clear fn + left key is simply the HOME button. It takes you to beginning of line. This seems to still work when editing a file (in vim) say so I think zsh does something with the bindings. fn + left now results in an "…

How can I find out the IO throughput of an external storage device connected to a MBP?

In 'Disk' of Activity Monitor' I can only see the aggregate numbers However I want a way to measure an individual connected device. Reason: I have recently purchased a Sandisk SSD drive and used it for time machine backup. I want t…

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MacOS GPT Messed up File System ('FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF')

I had tried dual booting Linux and macOS, and when I rebooted my computer the OS volume shows as type 'FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF'. I tried following OS volume shows as type 'FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF' but I think …

MacOS GPT Messed up File System ('FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF')

I had tried dual booting Linux and macOS, and when I rebooted my computer the OS volume shows as type 'FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF'. I tried following OS volume shows as type 'FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF' but I think …

Which app does this menu bar icon belong to?

I'm talking about the leftmost icon in the bar, to the left of the f.lux icon. Nothing happens when I click on it. And having opened the menu on another item and then navigating to the left or right with arrow keys, will jump over thi…

How to get fn + left key working on macOS after changing to zsh from bash?

Changing from bash to zsh costs everyone a lot of time and money. Apple has decided to push this on everyone for various reasons. There should be good defaults for everything. Home keys should work, PS1 should be reasonable. Old .bashrc…

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How to get fn + left key working on macOS after changing to zsh from bash?

Changing from bash to zsh costs everyone a lot of time and money. Apple has decided to push this on everyone for various reasons. There should be good defaults for everything. Home keys should work, PS1 should be reasonable. Old .bashrc…

How extract apps from a iTunes backup file?

I have recently restored my iPhone using the IPSW file but before this, I had made a full backup of my iPhone using iTunes. Now when I restore the backup, it just brings icons of my app and needs to be downloaded and besides that, I ha…

How can I find out the IO throughput of an external storage device connected to a MBP?

In 'Disk' of Activity Monitor' I can only see the aggregate numbers However I want a way to measure an individual connected device. Reason: I have recently purchased a Sandisk SSD drive and used it for time machine backup. I want t…

Now that I have iCloud, what benefit does Time Machine provide?

For a normal Mac laptop user, it would seem that almost everything important (Documents, Desktop, photos) are backed up on iCloud. Most apps needs to get downloaded again anyway. Does iCloud retain versions? What would you lose if y…

How to Delete VPN from Mac

If you have previously setup a VPN on Mac but no longer use the VPN service, you may want to delete and remove the VPN from MacOS. Additionally, you may wish to remove a VPN configuration from a Mac that is not needed for a particular purpose, job, …

Now that I have iCloud, what benefit does Time machine provide?

For a normal Mac laptop user, it would seem that almost everything important (Documents, Desktop, photos) are backed up on iCloud. Most apps need to get downloaded again anyway. Does iCloud retain versions? What would you lose if y…

How to do a 1:1 clone of APFS disk?

I want to clone my internal drive to an external one, byte for byte, partition table to partition table. My MBP is using GPT with APFS, the standard now-a-days. I do not have a T2 chip, but I do have a T1 chip. My internal drive is 500G…

Access Kali VM IP from the hosting machine (macOS)

I have a Kali machine running in VMware on my Mac. It has this IP : 172.16.155.128 as you can see. I would like to access my Kali Linux IP from my host (macOS) Do I need to add another network in VMware or restart some server? …

High resting CPU usage and Idle Wake Ups

The idle wake ups on my MacBook Activity Monitor are staggering. Earlier today I accidentally deleted a macOS folder and emptied the trash. After realizing what I had done, it was too late. Now the idle wake ups on these programs are ri…

High resting CPU usage and Idle Wake Ups

The idle wake ups on my MacBook Activity Monitor are staggering. Earlier today I accidentally deleted a macOS folder and emptied the trash. After realizing what I had done, it was too late. Now the idle wake ups on these programs are ri…

Mac: DRM removal for Apple TV-purchased movies?

I have the latest macOS (Catalina). Are there any DRM removal software that will work with the Apple TV app on my Mac? The most popular software (DVDFab, TunesKit, etc.) work with iTunes only, but iTunes only exists on iPhones. I downlo…