I'm using MacBook M1 Air, I tried updating the VS Code editor but it didn't do it. VS Code says I have to drag VS Code from Downloads into Applications on macOS. After completing this drag-and-drop process, VS Code starts running the up…
Lees meerI accidentally added a incorrectly formatted field in order to track automatic updates on my computer. When I try to run the command: defaults delete /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate "^AutomaticCheckEnabled", it doesn't wor…
Lees meerTime Machine has stopped backing up for me "because there is insufficient free space on the backup disk." Only one snapshot is visible in the Finder; when I do right-click and select Get Info, it says it's using 674 GB. The drive has 2…
Lees meerI accidentally added a incorrectly formatted field in order to track automatic updates on my computer. When I try to run the command: defaults delete /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate "^AutomaticCheckEnabled", it doesn't wor…
Lees meerIs there any app that will tell what made a Mac's disk storage grow or shrink? It seems like every week or so, Finder shows my available storage has jumped or shrunk by more than a few GBs. Yesterday, it went from around 100GB free to a…
Lees meerWhen I sudo, and then enter password, in one shell and then quickly repeat in another window, I have to enter my password again. I am pretty sure it wasn't always like this in older versions of MacOS. I’d like to sudo in one terminal an…
Lees meerThe current STM DUX protective case my daughter has on here 2017 MacBook Air (EMC 3178) is falling apart. Apple (and other vendors) have STM cases available but they state that they're for the 2020/2018 models. I'm wondering if anyone k…
Lees meerI would like to compute how much "true" APFS disk space is used by a folder. This folder has many APFS "cloned" versions of the same files. A "true" count of the disk space used would only count each of these clones once. One thought I'…
Lees meerI would like to compute how much "true" APFS disk space is used by a folder. This folder has many APFS "cloned" versions of the same files. A "true" count of the disk space used would only count each of these clones once. One thought I'…
Lees meerI read somewhere that for security purposes it's a good practice to not use your the admin account for your your day to day activities on your computer, but instead create a separate account that doesn't have root access. I'm using a Ma…
Lees meerI read somewhere that for security purposes it's a good practice to not use your the admin account for your your day to day activities on your computer, but instead create a separate account that doesn't have root access. I'm using a Ma…
Lees meerI've factory reset (last month) my iPad 6th gen (now running iPadOS 16.5.1(c)) and created a new Apple ID with the basic storage plan (5GB). I have got iCloud backups enabled and it worked without problem for the past month. I now get a…
Lees meermac os monterey 12.5.1 My external drive 2to is split into two partition of 1to One called backup001: it is formated mac os, and it uses for timemachine for a long time. it works ok. Another partition is called backup002thunder: it is …
Lees meerI'd like so set a 6 hour App Limit for a specific apps. However, after setting the limit, the app is immediately limited. This is well before the 6 hours runs out. Thoughts on how to get app limits working? Thanks for your help! …
Lees meerLet's consider the interaction with Zsh on a Mac: % ls |grep gradle gradle@7 % ls gradle* INSTALL_RECEIPT.json LICENSE NOTICE README bin libexec According to ev…
Lees meermac os monterey 12.5.1 My external drive 2to is split into two partition of 1to One called backup001: it is formated mac os, and it uses for timemachine for a long time. it works ok. Another partition is called backup002thunder: it is …
Lees meerSystem: iOS 16.5.1, iPhone 14 pro max. I noticed I can share to other browsers (chrome, Firefox) from the share menu but there is not an option for safari. For example I might tap a link in google maps which opens in a modal embedded br…
Lees meerfile /Users/gani/.local/pipx/venvs/aws-sso-util/bin/python /Users/gani/.local/pipx/venvs/aws-sso-util/bin/python: broken symbolic link to python3.10 Here is more info: ls /Users/gani/.local/pipx/venvs/aws-sso-util/bin/python /Users/gan…
Lees meerI am trying to connect my laptop, MacBook Pro (2019) Ventura 13.4, to my external monitor using a ThinkPad Thunderbolt 4 docking station. The external monitor is connected to the docking station using an HDMI cable and the MacBook is co…
Lees meerI am trying to connect my laptop, MacBook Pro (2019) Ventura 13.4, to my external monitor using a ThinkPad Thunderbolt 4 docking station. The external monitor is connected to the docking station using an HDMI cable and the MacBook is co…
Lees meerI have a MacBook Air (macOS 12.6.7) that I travel with and use in public places. Is there a way to prevent a USB drive (or any other external physical network connection via cable) from becoming operational (able to execute something vi…
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