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What is coreduetd?
Since Yosemite and in every later operating system OS X/macOS runs coreduetd from /usr/libexec/coreduetd with the bundle-id com.apple.coreduetd.osx in the background.
What exactly is this process doing?
On which hardware does this run (i.e.: is its…
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What are the differences between LaunchAgents and LaunchDaemons?
On macOS 10.12.5, I only see LaunchAgents in the Users Library directory. Are the agents only invoked if a user is logged…
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Keyboard shortcut to sleep a Mac
I am looking for a quick way to sleep without closing the lid, or using the mouse.
If it matters, I have Lion version OS and a MacBook Air.
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Simplest way to prevent iTunes from automatically launching when iPhone/iPad is connected
When I connect my iPad or iPhone to my Mac iTunes automatically launches. What is the simplest way to prevent this from happening?
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How can I copy the path of a file in Finder?
How can I copy the path to a folder or a file? The Info Dialog doesn't allow me to copy the information that stands there ...
Is there an easy way to do this?
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Terminal login hangs
I have a strange issue on my new MacBook Pro (late-2016, touch bar).
It works fine and then, after using it for a while, opening new Terminal windows doesn't work because login hangs. Rebooting fixes the problem.
This seems to be an issue some other…
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Screen Sharing won't allow me to paste into remote system
I am connected to a remote system via Screen Sharing. I have text (plaintext) on my clipboard locally. I am unable to paste into the remote system. How can I make this work? Here are some details:
When I open the Edit menu, only "Copy" is…
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How to completely remove Garage Band from macOS?
I have GarageBand taking 2.46 GB space on my system even after I deleted the app. Couldn't find any other files when searched via spotlight.
Is there any way to find these files and remove them?
Ankit Jain
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Why is OSX telling me I can't open a document from an unidentified developer?
I thought this feature was only for apps, not for documents.
This is a C# script file, and I've told it to open it with Visual Studio Code. I can open VS Code with no problem, so it doesn't seem to be the permissions on that.
Almo
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Swap CMD and Alt only on external keyboard
On my external mechanical keyboard the Super/Windows/CMD key is between Ctrl and Alt, but on the Mac keyboard it's between Alt and Space.
Can I swap CMD and Alt only on the external keyboard?
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How can I add Trash icon to the sidebar in Mac OS X Lion?
How can I add the Trash icon and empty Trash from the sidebar of Finder.app in Mac OS X Lion ?
I dont have a problem to add them in the list of favorites too, but the Trash icon is not draggable.
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Can I move my Dock to the left side of my right monitor?
I have set up a two-monitor display, with my laptop on the left and my main screen on the right. I like having the Dock on the left side, but it's on the left of the left monitor, and as such it's too far to the left.
In the Dock settings, I only…
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How do I remove or disable AdobeIPCBroker?
A new unstable resource-draining Adobe process that has recently appeared on my Mac is proving more difficult to hunt down and kill than the numerous other processes that Adobe creates. Generally following instructions here and elsewhere to disable…
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Is there a GUI for OS X LaunchAgents?
I'm a web developer by day and a lot of the software I install on my computer (namely databases and web servers) come with an optional LaunchAgent to automate starting/stopping processes on boot. I'm wondering if there's a GUI for these types of…
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Switch profile of current Terminal
Is there a way to switch the profile of an already-opened Terminal window? Let's say I already have a Terminal window opened with Basic profile. Can I switch it to Grass profile?
I seem to only be able to change profiles if I open a new Terminal…
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