Questions tagged [macos]
macOS is the current marketing name for Apple's Macintosh Operating System. This OS was previously known as OS X, and Mac OS X before that (which itself succeeded the 'classic' Mac OS).
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Is it possible to resume the transfer of AirDrop
I am using AirDrop to transfer some videos from an iPhone 16 to a Mac Book Pro. The file size is 10GB+, and sometimes the AirDrop transfers to 90%+ and tells me the transfer failed. Since there’s no “...
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How to make icon unique for each Firefox profile?
Firefox Profiles are a great feature. But they do have a drawback - there is no way to tell which profile you're navigating to when using CmdTab navigation.
Screenshots are disallowed in the modal, so ...
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How to customize iWork Numbers to use a four-digit grouping separator?
I’d like to know how to set a custom number format in macOS Numbers so that digits are grouped every four digits, like this:
#,####,####.##.
In my language, numbers are grouped by four digits rather ...
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Why on earth would my Mac Mini have a schedule wake set for 2262?
If my 2020 Mac Mini M1 and I can remain healthy, I'd be happy to witness this occur.:-)
I just ran pmset -g sched to check if a sleep schedule for 10 pm daily had been successfully set. This is the ...
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does sequioa os blocks any shared or bridged nat for utm? any way to have some stable virtual machine running in macos sequioa host with anyconnect?
I want to configure a virtual machine. I want to run any virtual machine that I could install Cisco Anyconnect Mobility Secure Client inside to not interrupt my calls in teams and zoom meetings on ...
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EPSON Interactive Projector displays on the wrong monitor
We have iMacs (M4 - 2024 - Sequoia 15.3.1) in school and we use EPSON EB-725Wi projector. Most of the time, teachers use the EPSON projector as an extended monitor. When we display on that extended ...
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Can no longer change Firewall settings for apps
When I open the firewall settings via
Apple Menu > System Settings... > Network > Firewall > Options...
I see a list of installed apps. Some entries are green (Allow incoming connections) ...
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Each keybind takes seconds in Hammerspoon
I use Hammerspoon for my keybinding needs. It seems that every call to hs.hotkey.bind takes seconds. Here is the log of my init.lua:
2025-10-30 12:53:58: 12:53:58 init.lua: Initializing...
2025-10-...
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Plans for Arm Macs [closed]
It is very unlikely there will be OpenCore Legacy Patcher or something like it for Arm Macs. OLCP for Tahoe is late.
You can run supported Macs by MacOs for about 7-8 years.
What is the future for ...
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How to disable clear-screen escape codes in Terminal?
printf "\033[2J\033[3J\033[H"
This command line clears the whole screen in Terminal.app and it clears the scrollback.
This sucks! Some poorly-written CLIs that I like to use (e.g. Claude ...
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How can I add services to the Textedit images menu in macOS 15?
In the top left corner of the image, after having dragged & dropped an image into TextEdit. If you click the image and hover over it, a menu will appear. How do I add image manipulation services ...
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One SMB server (Linux) does not appear in Finder unless already connected [migrated]
I have a system running MacOS 26.0.1. This is my only Mac on the network. There are several servers - most of which are Ubuntu 24.04 - running SMB. I can connect to any of these servers. But only ...
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Why am I experiencing an unusual problem with my Mac mini running maOS Sequoia (15.7) -- Certain Keys Don't Work?
I am experiencing an unusual problem with my Mac mini running macOS Sequoia (15.7).
I was typing in a browser and couldn't type certain keys e.g. "o".
I restarted but no change.
After a few ...
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How to forget connected monitors?
How to completely forget HDMI plugged in monitor? I tried to erase window server preferences and reboot + delete color profiles but after reboot I did not get the same popup that new monitor was ...
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Why won't a brand new M4 MacBook Air print to an Epson USB printer?
We have three different MacBook Airs (M2 MacBook Air 15", M3 MacBook Air 15", M4 MacBook Air 13"), all three are running Tahoe and have the latest printer drivers installed.
The printer ...
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