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I have a Bash script to do rsync backups from USB stick to hard drive. #!/bin/bash declare -A BACKUP_INFOS BACKUP_INFOS=( [/Users//Documents]="/Volumes/CORSAIR128/argomentare /Volumes/CORSAIR128/articoli /Volumes/CORSAIR128/bibliografi…
Lees meerI have a Bash script to do rsync backups from USB stick to hard drive. #!/bin/bash declare -A BACKUP_INFOS BACKUP_INFOS=( [/Users//Documents]="/Volumes/CORSAIR128/ /Volumes/CORSAIR128/ /Volumes/CORSAIR128/" ) for dest_dir in "${!B…
Lees meerI would like to know if there is a third party application or other automation that can remap the keyboard based on the current application. For example in terminal or you favourite IDE you want to use them as standard function keys but…
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Lees meerI am trying to run a Java Applet but it says it cannot find Java because the directory Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/... does not exist. I have installed multiple Java versions but they only seem to be added under Li…
Lees meerI got a used iPad Air 4 off from eBay, for an arguably great price, but without warranty: shame on me! In principle it works great, but there is a thing concerning the battery lifetime that puzzles me: from the Apple Analytics logfile I…
Lees meerI am trying to run a program that requires Java but it says it cannot find Java because the directory Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/... does not exist. I have installed multiple Java versions but they only seem to be…
Lees meerI'm using launchd to set an env var at startup using launchctl setenv. The script works fine when the variable is hardcoded in it, but unfortunately I need to get this variable dynamically at startup from a script. The reason I'm trying…
Lees meerI have set LANG to en_GB.utf8. I received a tar archive, which I can list fine with tar tf FILENAME, but when I want to extract it with tar xf FILENAME, no file is extracted, and I get the error message tar: Failed to set default local…
Lees meerI am now looking after someone else's Mac, running Ventura 13.4. Everything was fine up until last Friday. And then it suddenly lost "most" Internet connectivity. To be precise, Zoom, virus scanner updates, Safari, etc. does not work.…
Lees meerMacOS 12.6.5, running zsh: I just noticed, that when I type cal I get the error message cal: setlocale: No such file or directory along with the calender to be displayed. Why is this the case? More details: The error message would i…
Lees meerWith the cmd shutdown -h +you can only specify minutes for time. I tried using decimals but it just shuts down immediately. Background If you shutdown from terminal then the terminal stays open when you power on and can take a while to …
Lees meerI would like to create a shortcut that will start a timer. A timer shouldn't be with a specific value and duration. Instead, I would like to set the value and duration every time. I tried to use the built-it shortcut action and set the …
Lees meerFrom what I know, Catalina does not appear to be getting many updates? Is XProtect updated in the background on Catalina, or is it now out of date? If it is out of date now, would a virus/malware scanner, even a free one, mitigate assoc…
Lees meerI'm trying to restore an iPhone backup but it's telling me there isn't enough space on the new iPhone. They are both 128 GB. The old device says its total capacity is 122.35 GB (17.19 GB free). The new one says it's 122.36 GB (119.72 GB…
Lees meerRecently acquired an old MacBook Pro, new to MacOS. I have downloaded & installed node 16.20.1 https://nodejs.org/en/download/releases npm install fails. npm doctor returns: Check Value Recommendation/Not…
Lees meerI am now looking after someone else's Mac, running Ventura 13.4. Everything was fine up until last Friday. And then it suddenly lost "most" Internet connectivity. To be precise, Zoom, virus scanner updates, Safari, etc. does not work.…
Lees meerI have a problem when I lock my MacOS Ventura MBP. My external monitors take an eternity to wake up after being asleep. I want to log back in and return to work immediately. The built-in display wakes almost immediately. I've tried usin…
Lees meerI connect my iPhone to my car's stereo system via a Lightning-to-USB adaptor. If I listen to something that plays audio (e.g., Youtube), then as soon as the audio ends, the Music app immediately starts playing music. Specifically, it …
Lees meerI open an album in Music (v1.3.4.56) on macOS. Note: I have an active Apple Music subscription and am listening via Apple Music. I double-click the first song and start listening. When the album is done, it starts up what I assume i…
Lees meerI connect my iPhone to my car's stereo system via a Lightning-to-USB adaptor. If I listen to something that plays audio (e.g., Youtube), then as soon as the audio ends, the Music app immediately starts playing music. Specifically, it …
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