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Finder open new Finder tab in the same directory
Is it possible to configure finder in Mavericks to open new tab (by clicking plus sign or cmd+t) in the same directory by default?
Ilya Cherevkov
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Why is lsof on OS X so ridiculously slow?
I can't figure out why lsof on my Mac (10.8.2, MacBook Pro) is so slow.
On my Mac, lsof takes more than a minute:
$ touch /tmp/testfile
$ time lsof /tmp/testfile
real 1m16.483s
user 0m0.029s
sys 1m15.969s
On a typical Linux box, running…
Jason
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How to clear browser cache for just one specific site in Mobile Safari?
I'm doing some testing on a mobile site in development and there are many updates and changes happening to this site. In order to test afresh and clear any JavaScript or what-not that is held in the cache on my iPhone I need to clear the site from…
JonW
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Is there a simple way to have separate dock icons for different Chrome Profiles?
I am using Google Chrome version 22 on OS X 10.8. I use separate user profiles (created using the native Chrome facility in Settings->Users) for my "regular" web browsing, and the web development that I do. I launch my web development profile from…
Andrew Ferrier
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Is there a way to access a Mac's geolocation from terminal?
Some GUI apps use OS X location services, but I want to retrieve a Mac's physical location from the command line. This could be useful for running scripts, switching settings etc. The mechanism should be CoreLocation, not a Geo IP service (data too…
myhd
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How can I force a Photo Stream sync on the iPhone?
The Settings page says that Photos will automatically by sent to Photo Stream when I am connected to Wi-Fi, however I've waited several minutes and don't see them in iPhoto. I believe they haven't been sent to iCloud yet. Is there any way to force…
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Prevent all apps in macOS from stealing focus
I want to prevent all apps on my system from stealing focus and/or going fullscreen without my permission. The best example I can give is the Zoom app.
when I open a meeting URL, then focus on another app until it loads, it will steal the focus 2-3…
Nadav
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Removing (or disabling) Music app in macOS
How can I "hard remove" or somehow disable the "Music" app from macOS Catalina+?
I assume I need to boot disable SIP or similar which I'm fine with, I'm not just sure how to find the location of this app as it doesn't appear as /Applications/Music…
Jacksonkr
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ls: : Operation not permitted - Mojave security?
Is this directory protected by Mojave's new security features?
$ sudo ls -laR /var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/
ls: Operation not permitted
It works in High Sierra but not Mojave. How do we view the contents of this directory?
user306643
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MacBook Pro (2018) stopped detecting external monitor
My new MacBook Pro suddenly stopped recognizing an external monitor (Dell U2515H) after 2 days of normal usage.
Yesterday, after I was done with my work, I closed the lid as usual and today, I opened the MacBook and the external monitor didn't get…
Phyber
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How can I get two calculators going?
Is there anyway I can have two instances of native Calculator app running simultaneously.
dr_bubble_pops
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iCloud Drive Won't Sync on Mac
iCloud Drive on my Mac (10.13.3) won't sync.
My other devices perform perfectly, as does icloud.com. Any change
made on one immediately propagates to the others.
Changes made to iCloud Drive on my Mac go nowhere. The cloud icon
displays…
A Bowler Cat
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Increasing the number of reminder snooze options in MacOS
This is an issue I've faced for such a long time on both macOS and iOS, though for the purpose of this question I'd like to focus on macOS as that is where, I hope, manually editing settings files might even be a possible solution to this…
Audioglass
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Can you actually use Terminal to crash your computer?
People who don't understand Terminal are often afraid to use it for fear that they might mess up their command and crash their computer. Those who know Terminal better know that that's not the case - usually Terminal will just output an error. But…
DonielF
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Why bash history on my mac won't save?
I have always used bash for work, and never had problems with it. Now, it does not save any command in history again.
If I open a window terminal, try some commands, it acts like everything has worked fine and show me history using the arrow keys.…
abaini01
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