Questions tagged [macos-catalina]
Use for questions referring specifically to macOS 10.15, Catalina. Non-version-specific questions related to macOS should be tagged with [macos]. Questions about Mac hardware should be tagged with [mac]. Questions about running macOS on non-Apple hardware ("hackintoshing") are generally considered off-topic.
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How can I install old version of Mosquitto on my old Mac?
I should install mosquitto 1.5.11 on my macbook running macOS Catalina (10.15.7).
The recommended approach with brew doesn't work - brew doesn't support old versions.
I tried to download old .rb file ...
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MacOS Catalina remote login via password-less SSH suddenly stopped working
I have a 2013 MacBook Pro that's been maxed out at MacOS 10.15.7 (19H2026) for quite a while now. It's configured to accept password-less SSH connections. A couple of days ago, out of the blue, when I ...
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Missing recovery partion and unable to start boot/startup manager on macbook pro mid 2012
my mid 2012 macbook pro with intel icore7 is in need of some attention. it's been running slugish for a while now.. I cleaned the hd as much as I could but since the os is not longer getting supported ...
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What can I do to fix ImageMagick in Catalina?
I tried to check installations of ImageMagick then brew. In a classic case of knowing just enough to cause trouble the diagnoses are more complicated than I know how to treat. Hoping for a second ...
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Cannot Install Windows 10 22h2 as guest VirtualBox 7 on MacOS Catalina MacBook Pro 2012
System always restarts and cannot run; RAM 8 GB of 16 GB Processor 4
I tried system setting in VirtualBox but still failed:
RAM 8 and Processor 4
RAM 6 and Processor 4
RAM 10 and Processor 4
RAM 6 ...
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Cannot drop files onto java apps (having GUIs)
I have macOS 10.15.7 (Catalina) with java installed.
When I open a java-based GUI application (e.g. Axone or Jaikoz), then try to drag/drop a file onto it, nothing happens.
Additionally, when I open a ...
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os catalina color profiles unable to find and delete. where can i locate them?
i am trying to delete unwanted col profiles that appear in photoshop print module. i have tried looking in profiles,col sync but cannot find them. example: Generic RGB profile.
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Make my ip accessible from external server
I need to make my IP address accessible to an external server. Specifically, I have a microservice (spring boot) running on port 6002 of my mac (catalina). I would need the external server to contact ...
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Trying to update macOS Catalina to Big Sur, stuck after softwareupdate -l
I have a late 2014 mac-mini.
I need to update from Catalina to Big-Sur so I can install xcode 13, so I can upload builds for iOS.
When I goto system preferences\software update I get "checking ...
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Access a launched OpenProject on a VirtualBox (CentOS 7) from a host machine (MacOS)
I am using Mac OS as a host machine of a VirtualBox. I have installed CentOS 7 on VirtualBox following these intsructions, I then Installed OpenProject on this Centos 7 following these instructions ...
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How can I prevent applications to overwrite files with no prompt?
When download files and there is already a file with the same name, I expect to be prompted for a decision to rename or overwrite the file. But this is not happening with WhatsApp Desktop for MacOS (...
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How do I fix the IDLE window colour on MacOS?
For some reason, my IDLE window is black with (presumably) black text - I can't see anything.
Frustratingly, this problem extends to the Settings, so I can't try to sort it out there. Curiously, ...
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What would be the best way to create a new volume to run Catalina from my current Mojave volume?
I hope I am in the right place...
I am currently running OSX Mojave on my rather old Mac desktop. If I upgrade to Catalina, many of my apps (all MS products, etc.) quit working. However, the new ...
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MacOs - Show notifications summary when do not disturb mode is disabled
The problem
I suffer from Slack and e-mail notification distractions at work. Currently, I have the "do not disturb" mode enabled for 8 hours a day, which covers my work time. It work's ...
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Disable orom in firmwarepasswd Catalina
I recently had some trouble whilst
applying these settings
The firmwarepasswd -disable-reset-capability command returned with error 6.
Then I tried firmwarepasswd -check / -mode
I realized that orom ...
