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Activity Monitor columns missing

My Activity Monitor does not have any columns that show more details about each process. I've already ensured that under "View" in the menu bar, the relevant columns are enabled.
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How to export/backup Notes in macOS in one go

I have a lot of Notes on my machine which I don't want to loose. It's not logical to export them one by one. I don’t have space for iCloud to sync them and wish for a different tool even if I had space. I learned that I could backup ~/Library/Group…
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App Store: "To update this app, you need to accept it on the Account page"

I'm trying to update Keynote in the Mac App Store and I get this message: Unable to update “Keynote” To update this app, you need to accept it on the Account page in the App Store. I get the same message for Pages and Numbers. Where is the…
Simon Woodside
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Case-insensitive ls sorting in Mac OSX

How can I make the ls command in Max OS X Lion sort files and directories similar to how Ubuntu Linux does (case-insensitive, directories NOT on top, dot files NOT on top)? Ideally I'd like to do this without piping output to another command such…
blt04
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Can I turn to Dark Mode only for specific apps in macOS Mojave?

The new macOS Mojave Dark Mode function makes all of Apple's built-in apps get the Dark Mode treatment, that is Safari, Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Reminders, Notes, Maps, Photos, Messages, FaceTime, iTunes, Apple Books, etc. However, is it possible…
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How can I use an existing Time Machine backup with my new computer?

I've just replaced my existing MacBook Pro with a new MacBook Air. I've got 18 months of Time Machine backups from the old computer. I'd like to configure my new computer to use the old computer's Time Machine backups, so the new computer picks up…
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.git-completion.bash producing error on macOS Sierra 10.12.6

I've followed the process for git-completion as per the description provided at https://medium.com/@farooqyousuf/autocomplete-git-commands-and-branch-names-in-terminal-on-mac-os-x-4e0beac0388a: The first step is to execute this command in your…
Rishi Kulshreshtha
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Is there any way to get the path of a folder in macOS?

I can do Get Info on a file or folder but this gives the path of the containing folder not the target file or folder. Say I want to copy a full path into a file dialog; how can I do this?
Mr. Boy
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How to resolve error: "Couldn't modify partition map because file system verification failed"?

I upgraded to Lion and decided I no longer want 100 GB of my drive devoted to Boot Camp, I never boot into Windows, I just use it as a VM anyways. So I deleted the boot camp partition using disk utility and then attempted to expand the main…
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Disable `use safari suggested password` without disabling autofill

Is there a way to disable "use safari suggested password" shown below, without disabling autofill?
Bilal Syed Hussain
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Mac App Store shows update count but section is collapsed/empty

My updates badge shows 6 (also in the  menu), but the section in the updates tab seems to be collapsed (top separator line is thicker, like two lines) and not showing the available apps. I'm currently running macOS 10.12.1 (Mac App Store 2.2) and…
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How to get macOS Sierra to stop asking me to enable Siri

macOS Sierra is constantly displaying an "Enable Siri?" dialog. If I pick cancel it just pops up again 5 seconds later. How do I tell macOS Sierra to stop asking?
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Mac Finder: Getting the path of a directory or file as as string

In Windows it is possible to right-click on a file. Then select "properties". In "properties" the file-system path is shown. Can then be copied by marking and storing (into the clipboard). I couldn't figure out a way to do that in Mac. Therefore my…
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SRM gone in macOS Sierra (10.12)

I've just updated to macOS 10.12 and when I try to execute srm in Terminal, it says -bash: srm: command not found. Is srm removed? How to fix this?
Niktin Roman
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Spotlight reports "Indexing and searching disabled" in Lion

Lion keeps "losing track" of Spotlight information. Directories and Applications disappear, full text searches stop working, etc. I seem to need to re-index it once a week or so. However, now it appears to not work at all. Running sudo mdutil -i…
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