I connect to a remote drive via WebDAV protocol, whereon I have a folder full of about 143 .tar.gz files containing data dumps, whereamong I'm trying to find my email. Herefor, I use this command: zgrep -a "[email protected]" /Volumes/storag…
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Lees meerSomehow Safari got reverted to v11.1.2 on my High Sierra box. I know I had 13.1.2 before. But App Store thinks I already updated so I can't click "update to 13.1.2". Is version 11.1.2 at least at security parity with 13.1.2? I'd rather …
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Lees meerThis would be interesting in general but also helpful in diagnosing the frequent appearance of MacOS error: -67062 in the Console. Edit: in response to comments, the question is more specifically about trying to find out which processes…
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Lees meerThis would be interesting in general but also helpful in diagnosing the frequent appearance of MacOS error: -67062 in the Console. Edit: in response to comments, the question is more specifically about trying to find out which processes…
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Lees meerI'd like to go to the Mac lock screen with a command line script. Many of the existing answers suggest something like osascript -e 'tell application "Finder" to sleep', but my computer does not allow me to change the settings to show th…
Lees meerI'm trying to create a global hotkey which can be used with any application open. Currently the shortcut is ^ Control⌘ Command⌥ Option⇧ ShiftP, though I've tried a few other keys as well. With most of the applications I use, the shortcu…
Lees meerHow to remove these bunch of files from here. I use VS code, when I debug a program it asks for this permission that a file that is created while debugging wants to access your Document folder. And every time I have to allow it and the…
Lees meerI'd like to go to the Mac lock screen with a command line script. Many of the existing answers suggest something like osascript -e 'tell application "Finder" to sleep', but my computer does not allow me to change the settings to show th…
Lees meerI just received a brand new iPhone from Apple.com. It booted up to a fresh "welcome" state, as expected. I did not do any kind of data transfer/import; I set it up as new. And I configured it with a brand new Apple ID / iCloud account n…
Lees meerI want to split an external 1TB Nvme SSD into 500/500 partitions - so one partition can be a target for Time Machine backups, and the second partition can be used as a target to be an external partition that can host that backup So basi…
Lees meerI've seen links in web pages on MacOS and IOS that invoke other apps, notably App Store and iBooks. If I recall correctly, they usually have a protocol¹ that in some way identifies the app. I am using an HTML/PHP/MySQL app called Learn…
Lees meerThe application windows on my 2017 Macbook pro MacOS 10.15 lock up randomly and I don’t know what triggers it. When this happens I can’t switch to a different window in a different desktop using command+tab or view desktops using F3, an…
Lees meerFrom https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210176 TLS server certificates must present the DNS name of the server in the Subject Alternative Name extension of the certificate. DNS names in the CommonName of a certificate are no longer trus…
Lees meerA long time ago (and on another machine) I bought a Mac App Store app (EventScripts) which is still available in the store. I now have a new iMac (with macOS Mojave) where I haven't installed this app. However the Mac App Store on this …
Lees meerHave you been looking forward to use a dark themed WhatsApp on your iPhone? You’re certainly not alone, but that wait has finally come to an end, as WhatsApp now fully supports the Dark Mode feature. Interested in checking out the visual changes tha…
Lees meerI'm currently trying to backup files from my MacBook Pro (2011) to an external hard drive in internet recovery mode (my laptop has been stuck on the bootscreen for the past 2 days, I think the hard drive is failing). In order to do so, …
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