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How to remove old bootcamp partition in terminal

I needed to remove my old windows bootcamp partition, which took up 50GB. Bootcamp itself would not let me do this, as it kept requiring me to have 40GB of storage, which I could not make (my mac is at full capacity, due to the 50GB emp…

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How do I play video through a projector without seeing the player buttons?

This is probably one of those questions with a really easy answer but either I'm not phrasing it right or there isn't a way to do what I'm wanting. At my church, we occasionally play videos from a MacBook Pro or our new 2019 iMac. The v…

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APFS partition inaccessible

I wonder if someone can help me with my mess. I created hybrid MBR which was working in the beginning, The I decided to delete the Bootcamp partition from the disk utility. This is where the things got messed up. Then I tried following …

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How to reset macOS v10.15 (Catalina) with apps that come from the store before I sell it

I already tried Cmd + R. Then I went to Disk Utility to delete Macintosh[HD] and Macintosh data. Finally, I exited Disk Utility and with the Wi-Fi connection reinstalled macOS v10.15 (Catalina). But I don't find the programs like iMov…

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How to reset macOS v10.15 (Catalina) with apps that come from the store before I sell it

I already tried Cmd + R. Then I went to Disk Utility to delete Macintosh[HD] and Macintosh data. Finally, I exited Disk Utility and with the Wi-Fi connection reinstalled macOS v10.15 (Catalina). But I don't find the programs like iMov…

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It’s Not Their Fault, Just Their Turn: Apple Adds Five 2013 & 2014 MacBooks to Vintage List

It may not feel like time is passing, or that anything is on schedule. But Apple is ready to move forward. As it does every year, the hardware maker just added a bunch of laptops (and one iPod Touch) to its list of “Vintage” products. This go-round,…

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MacBook Air (Early 2020) constantly looses connection to USB devices

The Problem Since I got my new Macbook Air 2020 (with i5 Upgrade), I encounter a strange and annoying problem every day: The MacBook suddenly looses connection to my USB devices. Namely my external wired Logitech mouse and my Native In…

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Macbook Pro freezes after I enter my password

The mac starts up fine and goes to the login screen. After I enter my password the losing bar circles once then freezes, followed a few seconds later by the cursor changing from normal to the frozen-working-stuff-out-wheel-of-many-colou…

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Does hot weather causes Lithium-ion batteries in Apple devices to drain fast?

I live in a tropical region which sees very hot summers, which we are experiencing currently. I have been observing for some time that the battery on my Apple devices are draining way quicker than they use to. My recently bought, fully…

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How to Disable Red Badge Circle on System Preferences in MacOS

System Preferences in MacOS shows a red badge circle icon when there is an available software update for the Mac. This can be helpful for users who want to be notified of software updates, but it can be annoying to other Mac users who are specifical…

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Carbon Copy Cloner v5.1.17 Update (release notes)

See post for details on 11 fixes/improvements in CCC 5.1.17.

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The Importance of Repair and Maintenance for Mental Wellbeing

Repair and maintenance aren’t just a great way to save money and lessen your environmental impact. Just the act of fixing things up, however big or small a project, may also be good for your mental wellbeing. We’re attracted by the latest gadgets, a…

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How to remove open documents from the dock in Mac OS Catalina

My dock in Mac OS Catalina shows icons for all open docs in my open apps (Finder, Word, Skim,...) If I right click on any of these apps and press "Hide" the doc icons disappear from the dock, but the moment I use the app again, they all…

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Logic Pro X 10.15 (Major Update)

See post for details on the biggest update ever to Logic Pro. (A very long list of new features, enhancements, performance improvements and fixes.)

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User Data Migration from HFS+ Disk Image

I got the following source: the disk image of a iMac4,1 Intel32 from 2006 running the preinstalled 10.4.4 target: an iMac6,1 Intel32 from 2006 running the preinstalled 10.4.7 This use case isn't covered from the migration assistant,…

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How to remove open documents from the dock in Mac OS Catalina

My dock in Mac OS Catalina shows icons for all open docs in my open apps (Finder, Word, Skim,...) If I right click on any of these apps and press "Hide" the doc icons disappear from the dock, but the moment I use the app again, they all…

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Will I break anything by changing HOME to /Users/flname/Dropbox

I have two computers and I want to just turn them on and have the same experience on both. I think the best way to do this is to have my preferences files in my Dropbox. Problem is, my applications mostly look for preferences in my ho…

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Prevent certain APFS volumes from being deleted in Disk Utility.app

I can open Disk Utility and permanently erase any highlighted, internal APFS disk volume not being used to boot the currently running operating system, just by clicking the delete or - (minus) button, and without getting any prompts for…

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Automatically convert cooking recipe units

I am looking for a way to manipulate cooking recipe texts in such a way, that measurement in units foreign to me are converted to the ones I know. For example: 2 cups of milk → 568 ml of milk Here is what I think needs to happen: Lo…

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Can I delete the .dmg files on my Mac once I install the app?

I have recently noticed that my 8-year-old MacBook is slow when loading webpages, and I started going through my files to get rid of old stuff. After a while, I came across a file called "discord.dmg". I think this was the file used to …

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From a technical point-of-view, how is the Apple Watch able to unlock doors?

When the original Apple Watch was released back in April 2015, one of the features that appeared to get lots of attention at the time was the ability for the Watch to unlock doors (https://9to5mac.com/2015/04/24/apple-watch-hotel-room-k…

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