Attempting to install El Capitan issues So we wiped the drive of this old macbook air we were given but were then unable to use Mac OS recovery it just gets stuck after I connect to our wifi. When I try the other internet recovery keyboard combinations at startup I just get the crossed out circle that means it doesn't have a compatible OS X on there. So I created a Mac OSX bootable USB drive on another old macbook and this works up until I have to select a drive to install it on,... 5 0 replies
How to get a better window management on macOS? I really like macOS, but the window management is simply too bad **for me**. For those who also use or came from Linux or Windows, did you found any way to improve the window management on macOS? What I need is: * Quickly switch between desktops. With no animation if possible. I need to quickly switch between the terminal, browse and an editor. Using the mouse or cmd+tab is just too slow. * cmd+tab cycling through windows and not applications. * Maximised window should be within the current desktop... 3 0 replies
Pages App Using Significant Energy Hello! I am relatively new to MacOS and have been enjoying my experience so far. My Device is a M3 Air - 16, 256GB variant. I have recently switched over from MS Word to the pre-installed Pages App. So far that switch has gone without much issue. But today for the first time after what seemed about 3 hours of work, i felt the device noticablely warm to touch. At the same time there was a notification that Pages was "using significant energy" under battery icon. I took a... 2 0 replies
To those who were Windows users - What made you switch to MacOS? Hello to all, I am a Windows user and now that I have to buy a new laptop I am deeply torn between choosing a Macbook and a Windows Laptop I am into VR development and gaming (so Windows rules) but I already have a powerful gaming workstation to do that... I could stream games to the laptop easily with moonlight, so I do not think it's a deciding factor. Gaming and developing won't be done while travelling, only when I am home. I am an iPhone user and... 2 10 replies
What is the "open" from start up apps, i didn't install anything outside appstore. is it malicious? 1 3 replies
How do I add options to "Switch to Desktop 3"? I was able to do this before and searched everywhere but cant find the solution on OSX15.1 2 1 replies
Sequoia 18.2 not seeing iPhone backup on "manage backups" under phone tab Desperately seeking help with syncing an iPhone back up stored on my Mac. New iPhone, last iPhone was stolen at a bar. I backed up my last iPhone to my Mac running Sequoia. The back up is under the folder \~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup. I see the back up of 129GB present and synced properly on the my last back up date. But when I connect the new phone to my computer, the "manage backup" tab is empty. Also the "restore backup" tab is greyed out. I'm not sure why Finder... 5 1 replies
Was checking my iCloud backup settings - why is my Voice Memos app in Chinese? My locale is set to USA/English 5 2 replies
Time Machine Restoration, External SSD, White Crossbars… huge headache I’m unable to open a restoration of my system, hosted on an external SSD, as I’m getting the white circle with a crossbar. My late 2019 Mac, Intel, has two main partitions, one hosting my original (as hosted on the machine originally) Catalina system and the other hosting my current Sonoma. The current partition is out of room, and I must offload the original for space. I have an external SSD with plenty of space. Before doing anything I backed up to a second external to keep my Sonoma... 1 0 replies
Need help with activity monitor. What can I do to increase available ram? I just learned about Activity monitor and would love some help understanding what I can do to improve my Macbook Pro's performance (see screenshot below). Some questions that I have: 1. Any idea what com.apple.cmio.registerassistantservice is used for? I tried Googling and searching on Reddit to no avail... why is it using 3.44gb of ram?? 2. I know I have lots of Google chrome tabs open and unfortunately, don't think I can do much about that (I have multiple Google accounts that I am using daily). My Macbook Pro... 5 1 replies
chronic 404 error on my mac i am finally trying to fix this problem, so if there’s anyone who has any solutions for this PLEASE LMK (in the simplest terms, i know nothing about computers) for months now (probably since we got new router) i have not been able to access any website at all through Safari on my Macbook. nothing works at all even tho i am connected to wifi and my phone works just fine on the same wifi. i will type anything into safari and its error 404 everytime, i have no... 2 2 replies
Lock Screen settings keeps resetting https://preview.redd.it/6sugzcvih3ae1.png?width=910&format=png&auto=webp&s=25a89afeb120dd6c3d4f1e1ea5def525387c27ff This setting resets every time I restart or log out. I set it to '5 seconds', but it reverts to ‘immediately’ after a restart or logout. How can I resolve this issue? 4 0 replies
is there a way to increase swap memory? I need it for blender render is there a way to increase swap memory? I need it for blender render 4 0 replies
Apple Intelligence will be a fixed part in the following system upgrade? Hi guys, my area's just been released Apple Intelligence recently. Well kinds below my expectations overall. At the moment, I dont think it would be as much as helpful as alternatives. Given it consumes around 5G of the storage with little merit so far, will disable or even remove it. I might want to upgrade my MacBook some time next year. But wonder if Apple Intelligence will be or has been a mandatory part of the system no matter upgrade existing system or new coming products? Cheers!! 3 4 replies
Multi-user homebrew setup using additional homebrew user I have two users that I switch between, and I want to use `brew` on both of them. So I created a new user called `homebrew`, and then added these lines to my `~/.zshrc` files on both users: ``` unalias brew 2>/dev/null alias brew='sudo -Hu homebrew brew' eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)" fpath+=("/opt/homebrew/share/zsh/site-functions") ``` This works quite well, except that it only allows me to run `brew` from `~`. If I try and run it from say `~/Documents` then I get this error: ``` shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot... 2 2 replies
How can I fix duetexpertd daemon high CPU usage? This duetexpertd process has been causing really high cpu usage on my intel mac, and it's always getting it to about 85 celsius. I know what this process does, but I don't need it because I don't sign in to my Apple ID on this mac. Is there a way to maybe remove it or something else? macOS Sequoia 15.2 4 0 replies
Launchd routine doesn’t work I’m trying to setup a bash script to run every 10 minutes to backup my Obisidan vault to a git repository. It's a simple script that looks like this: ``` #!/bin/bash export PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin" VAULT="/Users/<my-username>/Documents/<vault-folder>" git -C "$VAULT" add . git -C "$VAULT" commit -m "backup at $(date)" git -C "$VAULT" pull --rebase -Xours -Xignore-all-space git -C "$VAULT" push ``` It has the required permissions. I can run it manually. My .plist file to set up automation with launchd looks like this: ``` <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD... 5 1 replies