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Cannot ls ~/.Trash in the Terminal in Catalina (operation not permitted)
Ever since buying a new Mac, which has forced me to upgrade to Catalina, I cannot view the Trash folder in the Terminal. ls ~/.Trash just gives ls: .Trash: Operation not permitted. So does sudo ls ~/.Trash. According to ls -al ~, the permissions for…
asmeurer
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How can I sleep the display from Terminal?
I'd like to be able to turn my screen off from command line.
I know there's the keyboard shortcut ctrl+⇧+⏏ but I want to do it from a shell script or remotely.
Is there a way?
gregseth
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Bluetooth headphones disconnect a few seconds after connecting on macOS
When I pair my bluetooth headphones (Bose QC 35) to my MBP running macOS Mojave, they sometimes disconnect a few seconds later. I try turning them off and on again, turning off bluetooth on my phone (in case it's competing for a connection or…
Hassan
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Installation of macOS High Sierra Update 10.13.4 failed; how do I recover without losing data?
This morning I updated macOS High Sierra from 10.13.3 to 10.13.4. It appeared to install fine (I got to the login window), so I clicked on "Shutdown", and when I got to the office, and turned on my Mac, it rebooted into recovery, with the Installer…
Swisher Sweet
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Customise Touch Bar for a specific application
So I've been using the MacBook Pro with Touch bar for a week and the Touch Bar seems pretty convenient. However, I haven't found an option to customize the Touch Bar for a specific app.
For example, whenever I code via jetBrains phpStorm, I'm used…
Eliya Cohen
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GPU problem - Boot Hangs on Grey Screen
I found this according to my problem in this thread:
Boot hangs on grey screen (even when booting from USB drive with fresh OS X install)
My MacBook Pro 15" Early 2011 with AMD Radeon HD 6750M exhibited display corruption and associated system…
Ghazi Marzouk
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Keyboard shortcut for locking screen in macOS Sierra?
In previous versions of OSX, I could use Ctrl Shift Power on my built in keyboard, or Ctrl Shift Eject on my (old) Apple bluetooth keyboard to lock the screen.
After upgrading to Sierra, that shortcut stopped working. Using Karabiner-EventViewer…
Drew
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Is it possible to use Boot Camp with Windows 10 from an external HDD?
I need to run Visual Studio on my MacBook Pro and I need Windows to do that. The easiest and well known way to install Windows on a Mac is by running the Boot Camp app on the Mac and let it do what's necessary. The problem is that I don't want to…
Matt
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What is ksfetch process on Mac?
Sometimes I see a ksfetch process on my Mac. After a little googling I found out that it is Google software updater. However, there is no detailed answer i.e. what is ksfetch process used for? Is it really required? Can I get rid of it?
Sometimes it…
Saurabh Hooda
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My iPhone keeps switching on and off charge whilst charging, how do I fix it?
When I charge my iPhone 4 on my laptop, it starts charging but then it keeps going on and off charging even though it's not touched.
It charges fine with a plug charger or with any computers I use at college.
What things prevent a Mac from charging…
Aamir Ali
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Suddenly Apple Wired Keyboard not working
Suddenly my wired Apple Keyboard isn't working anymore. My MacBook don't recognize the external keyboard, and the keyboard is only two weeks old.
Is the Keyboard physically broken, or is it a software issue?
What can I do to fix it?
xyNNN
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Why can't I run `su`? (and how should I do?)
Whenever I try to issue su I get this:
$ su
Password:
su: Sorry
Needless to say, I'm entering the correct admin password which does work with sudo. What I want is not having to enter sudo each time.
Petruza
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Chrome: Keyboard shortcut to go to Address Bar?
I just recently switched from Windows and *nix to OS X, and I miss being able to hit F6 to go straight to my Address Bar. What's the OS X equivalent?
eckza
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How can I change OS X Double-Click on Title Bar to be like Windows?
I love my Mac eternally but there is one thing I miss from my former Windows days. When I want to toggle between maximize and restore window, on Windows I would double-click the title bar, and that would invoke the toggle.
However with older…
Victor Grazi
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Is there a way to hide certain apps from the cmd+tab menu?
Is there a way to hide certain apps from cmd+tab?
The problem I'm facing is that I have some apps (like iTunes and of course Finder) always open. But when I'm working and switching between apps that are relevant for me (Chrome, Sublime, Terminal)…
wpp
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