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Use the same external hard drive for two different Time Machine's?

Is it possible to use the same external hard drive for two different Time Machine backups of two distinct MacBooks? Is yes, how do you have to set up the external hard drive, using which tools?

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Is it possible to give/remove permissions to/from apps via the command line?

Logi Options seems to forget it has Input Monitoring and Accessibility permissions frequently, so I have to go in and remove the permissions and add them back to get the scroll wheel on my MX Anywhere 2s mouse to work again. I'd like t…

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Why is News.app greyed out in the Finder?

I just noticed today that the icon and name for /Applications/News.app is greyed out in the Finder. The appearance is consistent no matter which view I use (icon/list/column), and it persists after restarts and system updates. News.app…

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Process in /System/Library/Frameworks/Accounts.framework/Versions/A/Support/accountsd taking almost all ressources (Catalina - MacOS 10.15.6)

I have Catalina 10.15.6 There is something running in the background at /System/Library/Frameworks/Accounts.framework/Versions/A/Support/accountsd that takes 50-90% of the CPU and 1Gig of memory. I fear that it's a virus. I saw that the…

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Process in /System/Library/Frameworks/Accounts.framework/Versions/A/Support/accountsd taking almost all ressources (Catalina - MacOS 10.15.6)

I have Catalina 10.15.6 There is something running in the background at Is it that takes 50-90% of the CPU and 1Gig of memory. I fear that it's a virus. I saw that there is a similar question there, but there was no feedback. I tried to…

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How to Restore iOS Backups in MacOS with Finder (Big Sur & Catalina)

As you likely know by now, iOS and iPadOS device backups are handled differently in macOS Big Sur and MacOS Catalina compared to Mojave and earlier that ran iTunes. Instead of iTunes for device management, device syncing, backups, and restores are a…

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Suddenly the fan of my Mac Mini starts to run as crazy - Possible reason / elimination?

Just started my Mac Mini 15 minutes ago. Suddenly the fan started to work and the sound is clearly hearable. Normally the machine works quietly. I took a look into the processes-table and found that there is a process "accountsd". The "…

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How do I backup OS 9 system files?

I have a PowerBook G4 Titanium that I need to wipe to clear the previous user's personal data. It has a password that I don't know but I can still login automatically to OS X upon boot. Not having the administrative password is preventi…

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How do I backup OS 9 system files?

I have a PowerBook G4 Titanium that I need to wipe to clear the previous user's personal data. It has a password that I don't know but I can still login automatically to OS X upon boot. Not having the administrative password is preventi…

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Process in /System/Library/Frameworks/Accounts.framework/Versions/A/Support/accountsd taking almost all ressources (Catalina - MacOS 10.15.6)

I have Catalina 10.15.6 There is something running in the background at Is it that takes 50-90% of the CPU and 1Gig of memory. I fear that it's a virus. I saw that there is a similar question there, but there was no feedback. I tried to…

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Why can macOS have two files with same name?

I found there are two files with same names but one with extended attribute while the other not (Actually I used sed command to do in-place operation with one file before): -rw-r--r-- 1 nanxiao staff 351K Sep 28 12:29 db_chunks.csv …

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process in /System/Library/Frameworks/Accounts.framework/Versions/A/Support/accountsd taking almost all ressources of computer [duplicate]

I have Catalina 10.15.6 There is something running in the background at Is it that takes 50-90% of the CPU and 1Gig of memory. I fear that it's a virus. I saw that there is a similar question there, but there was no feedback. I tried to…

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process in /System/Library/Frameworks/Accounts.framework/Versions/A/Support/accountsd taking almost all ressources of computer [duplicate]

I have Catalina 10.15.6 There is something running in the background at Is it that takes 50-90% of the CPU and 1Gig of memory. I fear that it's a virus. I saw that there is a similar question there, but there was no feedback. I tried to…

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How to tell when Magic Keyboard or Trackpad are charging from bash

So I just registered and have not enough Kharma to comment on the original post (but I can ask a new question and this makes no sense to me; go figure), but I got this excellent script from Will Cain from here (Get low battery notificat…

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iOS 14 Battery Life Bad & Draining Fast? Here’s Why & How to Fix It

Does it seem like your iPhone or iPad’s battery performance has worsened after updating to iOS 14 or iPadOS 14? If you have recently updated to the latest iOS or iPadOS version and you’re having battery related issues, you’re not alone, and it’s not…

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cronjobs do not run

I have recently switched from Ubuntu to MacOS. I tried to run the exact same cronjobs I ran on Ubuntu before, however they don't, and after trying to figure out if the crontab entries might have any errors, I more and more had the suspi…

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Remove Mac OS X from disk without erasing it

I have many hard drives on my Mac. Several of them have one version or another of macOS. Most importantly: Disk A: Sierra. I boot from this disk Disk B: User's directory and High Sierra. I do not boot from this disk. I want to remove Hi…

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cronjobs do not run

I have recently switched from Ubuntu to MacOS. I tried to run the exact same cronjobs I ran on Ubuntu before, however they don't, and after trying to figure out if the crontab entries might have any errors, I more and more had the suspi…

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How to Clear RAM / Memory on iPhone & iPad

Some iPhone and iPad models have more RAM available than others, and fortunately iOS and iPadOS manages RAM exceptionally well, so even if you have a device with less RAM than a higher-end model or some Android phones, you shouldn’t find any issues …

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Remove Mac OS X from disk without erasing it

I have many hard drives on my Mac. Several of them have one version or another of macOS. Most importantly: Disk A: Sierra. I boot from this disk Disk B: User's directory and High Sierra. I do not boot from this disk. I want to remove Hi…

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cronjobs do not run

I have recently switched from Ubuntu to MacOS. I tried to run the exact same cronjobs I ran on Ubuntu before, however they don't, and after trying to figure out if the crontab entries might have any errors, I more and more had the suspi…

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