Inheriting Time Machine Backup: Invalid Target

So I got myself a shiny new Mac Mini, finally got everything transferred over from my old machine, and want to resume backing up using my existing Time Machine disk and backup history (as I've basically transplanted the de…

Photos on Catalina will only export recent images

Macbook Air, new in the last six weeks, with an existing library brought in via the Migration Assistant. Photos added to the library directly to the new machine export properly. Photos older than the new machine, however, …

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Inheriting Time Machine Backup: Invalid Target

So I got myself a shiny new Mac Mini, finally got everything transferred over from my old machine, and want to resume backing up using my existing Time Machine disk and backup history (as I've basically transplanted the de…

Inheriting Time Machine Backup: Invalid Target

So I got myself a shiny new Mac Mini, finally got everything transferred over from my old machine, and want to resume backing up using my existing Time Machine disk and backup history (as I've basically transplanted the de…

Inheriting Time Machine Backup: Invalid Target

So I got myself a shiny new Mac Mini, finally got everything transferred over from my old machine, and want to resume backing up using my existing Time Machine disk and backup history (as I've basically transplanted the de…

What is a good replacement for the 'df' command that is broken on macOS Mojave?

The 'df' has been my tool of choice to investigate how much free space I have on my disk. But with APFS, TimeMachine local snapshots and all that, it has become unreliable. I.e. after removing a lot of files and folders, …

Inheriting Time Machine Backup: Invalid Target

So I got myself a shiny new Mac Mini, finally got everything transferred over from my old machine, and want to resume backing up using my existing Time Machine disk and backup history (as I've basically transplanted the de…

How do I run Apple2.saver from XScreensaver as an application?

From the XScreenSaver collection, https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/, we have the interesting Apple ][+ simulator. According to its description, it can also be run as an application. But how? If I use Finder to go to /Lib…

Inheriting Time Machine Backup: Invalid Target

So I got myself a shiny new Mac Mini, finally got everything transferred over from my old machine, and want to resume backing up using my existing Time Machine disk and backup history (as I've basically transplanted the de…

How to stop Wi-Fi debug logging in /private/tmp?

I am not sure why this is happening, but on my macbook macOS Sierra log files are being written to /private/tmp that look like this: wifi-11-25-2019__21:01:29.log wifi-11-25-2019__21:06:18.log wifi-11-25-2019__21:01:30.…

iPhone receives SMS from Info

I am receiving an SMS from Info on an iPhone running iOS 13. There is no contact Info in my address book. Does this perhaps mean that the sender suppresses her address/telephone number? Or what else can cause this? UPDATE…

Any way to stop creating 'TV' folder in ~/Movies on macOS Catalina

Since macOS Catalina, I have a default 'TV' (Apple TV) app installed on my Mac. It regularly creates an 'TV' folder inside ~/Movies with a file 'TV Libary' and an empty folder 'Media'. I like to keep my filesystem clean,…

iPhone receives SMS from Info

I am receiving an SMS from Info on an iPhone running iOS 13. There is no contact Info in my address book. Does this perhaps mean that the sender suppresses her address/telephone number? Or what else can cause this? …

Any way to stop creating 'TV' folder in ~/Movies on macOS Catalina

Since macOS Catalina, I have a default 'TV' (Apple TV) app installed on my Mac. It regularly creates an 'TV' folder inside ~/Movies with a file 'TV Libary' and an empty folder 'Media'. I like to keep my filesystem clean,…

Apple Releases Holiday Ad “The Surprise” for 2019 Season

Apple has released their annual Holiday commercial for 2019, and as is usually the case, it’s touching and sentimental. This years advertisement is about three minutes long and focuses on a family of four traveling to see their grandfather for Chris…

How to Find a Lost iPhone, iPad, Mac with FindMy on Mac

Lost an iPhone, iPad, or Mac? Losing something is not only really irritating, but depending on what you’ve misplaced it can be a costly endeavor, too. Thankfully Apple offers a way to try and find lost iPhones, iPads, and Macs and it’s called Find M…

Assemble with Care Will Make You Want to Fix the World

Have you ever played a game that’s so good, you actually wanted to stop playing it? Assemble with Care fundamentally changed the way I think about everyday objects and the huge role they can play in my relationships with other people—especially thos…

Emojis not rendering

My genuine MacOS is not showing emojis. They look just like this: None of the following solutions worked for me: Creating a new user account Restoring Standard Fonts in Font Book Booting in Safe Mode Changing system …

How to import miniDV videos without iMovie over USB?

I have an old Panasonic camcorder (model PV-GS35) that uses miniDV. It has a USB port for connecting to a computer. However, I cannot for the life of me get it to connect to my MacBook Pro running Mojave. iMovie does not s…

Inheriting Time Machine Backup: Invalid Target

So I got myself a shiny new Mac Mini, finally got everything transferred over from my old machine, and want to resume backing up using my existing Time Machine disk and backup history (as I've basically transplanted the de…