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Spotlight is slow in Catalina
This isn't your standard "spotlight is slow" post due to things taking 5 seconds to react. The clue that something is strange is that on Terminal, if I type "mdfind name-of-file" it works in <1 second. If I use Spotlight, it takes 5 seconds. This is…
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macOS Catalina: "App is damaged and can't be opened. You should move it to the trash."
Experiencing a problem with several apps after installing macOS Catalina.
When the app is downloaded from the internet I get the error:
"APP NAME" is damaged and can't be opened. You should move it to the trash.
Any workarounds to bypass macOS…
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Can I initiate a MacOS restart to Recovery mode solely from the command line?
I've done some searching online without luck, hoping that one of you Mac virtuosos might know the answer. On Intel Macs, I know I can hold Command + R but I'm looking for a terminal command to initiate this without keys being pressed.
Is there a…
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Unable to completely uninstall Zoom meeting app
I am unable to completely uninstall the Zoom meeting app from my Mac running macOS Mojave.
I once installed the Zoom meeting app. Then I deleted it from Applications directory. Now, every-time I open a zoom meeting in Google Chrome, the Zoom app…
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What does the "i" in Apple product names mean?
iPhone, iPod, iPad, iCal, iLife, etc. Does the "i" mean anything? And is it a trademark for Apple?
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macOS not showing the actual free space
I'm in the process of installing Windows 10 on my Macbook Pro (macOS 10.13.4/17E202, 256 GB of storage, no partition), but Boot Camp says I need at least 40 GB of storage.
So I freed up some space by removing some files, and "About My Mac" now shows…
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How can I open port 8080 of Mac OS X Lion?
How can I open access to port 8080 from the outside world (private lan) on my Mac OS X Lion? I'd like to access a webpage that's running on my lamp stack on my mac (zend server ce) from within the lan. I can access port 80 just fine. Port 8080 is…
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What OS X tweaks, hacks, or modifications couldn't you live without?
What OS X tweaks or customization applications do you find indispensable?
Please search before posting in order to avoid duplicate entries. You can search within this question with inquestion:this .
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Limit each answer to a…
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What is the macOS equivalent to Window's AppData folder?
I was originally looking for my Google Chrome profile because something went wrong and I need to delete it. In the process I realized that I don't know where applications in general are putting this kind of stuff.
Where is the typical place to go…
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How do I do a right click on a 'magic mouse'?
We’ve just won a brand new iMac. It came with an Apple keyboard, Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad. The keyboard works well, although it's weird not having a numeric keypad. The trackpad also works well.
But while the mouse seems to connect fine and I…
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Can I direct audio from a single app to a particular output?
For example, I would like for iTunes to play thru my iMac's speakers, but iChat's notifications thru my headphones.
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What does serverperfmode=1 actually do on macOS?
Turning it on is described here but there are no details.
There is a vague description:
Performance mode changes the system parameters of your Mac. These
changes take better advantage of your hardware for demanding server
applications.
What is…
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How to get the "securely erase" function of Disk Utility on El Capitan & Sierra
Up to Yosemite I regularly used Disk Utility with Erase > Security Options... > writes a single pass of zeros over the entire disk...
as a simple method to fully check that a disk is fully safe before installing a new system or backup on it.
For me…
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Can AirPods be used “seamlessly” between Mac and iOS devices?
Apple AirPods are supposed to work for iOS devices, Apple Watches and Macs. Apple states that the OS requirements are:
Requires iCloud account and macOS Sierra, iOS 10, or watchOS 3 (source).
I am a prospective buyer of AirPods. My question is…
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How to uninstall Git from the command shell?
I currently have installed
git --version
git version 2.7.4 (Apple Git-66)
At this path
which git
/usr/bin/git
In a previous answer
How to uninstall Git?
it was suggested to run the uninstall.sh, but if I run cd /usr/bin/git I get -bash: cd:…
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