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How to set "date added" metadata in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
The Finder in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion shows a new piece of file metadata, "Date Added," which tracks the date an item was added to a folder. After upgrading to 10.7, none of the items in my ~/Downloads folder have "Date Added" values. I'd like to set…
John Siracusa
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How to fix run-time error 53 every time I open a file in MS Word, Excel, or PowerPoint on Big Sur?
Since I installed Big Sur, I have run into this problem every time I open a document using Word or a worksheet using Excel or a slide show in PowerPoint:
Run-time error '53':
File not found:…
jvarela
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Can I mount the root (system) filesystem as writable in Big Sur?
After updating to big sur, I can no longer mount the root as writable (even with SIP disabled):
sudo mount -uw /
mount_apfs: volume could not be mounted: Permission denied
mount: / failed with 66
How can I fix this?
Sam Denty
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How can I switch dialog buttons using the keyboard?
Whenever I'm trying to close a file that has been changed, I get the save file dialog
I remember that the Don't Save button used to have focus, so I could press it using Spacebar, while pressing Enter would click on Save. But now on Lion, I'm…
Jakub Arnold
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Software update on obsolete system: is it real?
I've got an old PowerPC Mac Mini running Leopard that I keep around to run legacy software. Today, for the first time in years, Software Update opened up, offering to upgrade Airport Utility from 5.2.2 to 5.6.1.
Is this a genuine update, and if so,…
Mark
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Change width of a column in a table in Notes.app on a Mac
I discovered the nifty table feature (rows and columns) available in Notes.app on macOS Mojave.
How does one stretch or narrow the width of a column?
Basil Bourque
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Send audio output of MacBook to iPhone for remote listening
Is it possible to send audio from music in iTunes, or from movies on Netflix, or video game sounds, etc., from my MacBook and receive and listen to the audio on my iPhone? I'm thinking of this working like wireless headphones, except with a really…
theck01
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Is there a keyboard short cut to edit a cell in Numbers?
Back when I used Excel you could easily do all the navigation and editing on a spreadsheet with the keyboard. I could navigate around with the arrow keys and hit F2 to edit a cell and start typing.
In Numbers '09 I can navigate easily using the…
drewish
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Remote Management vs. Screen Sharing?
What is the difference between enabling remote management and enabling screen sharing?
Apple's support article, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4715, says:
If the Apple Remote Desktop administrator authenticates with a name
that is different from…
Robert Altman
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MacOS Mojave remote access login screen stuck on infinite loading spinner
My company has a Mac Mini that we use for iOS builds. Occasionally, one of us needs to log in to it via remote access (from a Windows PC) to update the build tools.
However, ever since updating the OS to the latest MacOS Mojave, most of the time we…
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How to delete all local TimeMachine snapshots
I have automatic backup enabled and local TimeMachine snapshots take a large amount of disk space. This space is listed as purgeable in disk info, but cannot be actually used until the system decides to free it up. How can I force TimeMachine to…
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How do I disable mouse acceleration AND adjust tracking speed in High Sierra?
The obvious answer you can find everywhere is:
defaults write .GlobalPreferences com.apple.mouse.scaling -1
which disables mouse acceleration, but locks you at one sensitivity.
Old solutions:
SmoothMouse no longer works. Mouse Acceleration…
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WindowServer process takes a lot of memory
I'm using a MBP 13" 2014 on macOS high Sierra with a 4k monitor.
The memory usage of WindowsServer can go quite high (up to 40 GB).
The only solution I found is to reboot my computer -- as the memory usage never goes down. The problem started with…
Adrien Pacifico
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Is it possible to add a horizontal line to apple notes on a mac?
On MacOS I see ways to enter checklists and tables but no way to enter a horizontal line. Is this possible to do?
Zaki Aziz
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Are there ways to have Mac OS recognize my password "better"?
Basically I am "at odds" with Mac OS on how to properly type my password.
Meaning: when I used Linux (ubuntu with unity to be precise), I really didn't care about the "state" of my Linux box. If the screen saver/lock was up, I just started typing my…
GhostCat
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