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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Is it possible to rename Spaces in macOS Catalina?
Just wondering if there's a way to rename a Space in Mission Control?
Found this discussion on Apple Community, supporting the idea it's just not possible.
Seems that apart for an app in full screen, ...
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How to set default background on Skype?
Is it possible to set a default background on Skype?
Ever since I added a few custom backgrounds using "Add image", whenever I restart Skype and take a call, the call initiates with a custom ...
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Is there any way to run 32 bit apps in Catalina without virtual machines or a second OS?
Is there any way to run 32 bit apps in Catalina without virtual machines or a second OS?
The app that I want to run is Wine.
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VirtualBox Windows 10 Client Runs Extremely Slow On macOS Catalina Host
I recently installed VirtualBox 6.1.10 and the latest Windows 10 Pro, along with the VirtualBox Extension Pack 6.1.10.
I've noticed that the virtual machine is extremely slow and the graphics feel ...
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macOS Catalina fails to open certain apps with LSOpenURLsWithRole() failed with error -10810
I'm not sure why, but for some reason adobe creative cloud and Xampp won't open on my mac. When I open them normally through finder or with the dock they bounce up and down once before doing nothing. ...
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Adding an application to com.apple.quarantine
I have removed the com.apple.quarantine attribute from an app using xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Application/appname.app and now I want to add it back to the quarantine list because that was not the ...
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Is there a way to retrieve a username or file from browser cache or cookies?
Several months ago I made an account on an online shop and did one transaction. For some reason I cannot remember the email I used. Is there a way to retrieve this information somewhere in my browser ...
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Accidentally moved my Macintosh HD into 'System Volumes', unsure how to undo this
On macOS Catalina, I ran into problems of which many I have run into with installing MongoDB. I followed this guide, but running
sudo mkdir -p data/db
inside my /System/Volumes/Data folder created a
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MacOS Catalina: Extend APFS Volume
Following is the result of diskutil list command:
I want to extend disk0s2 to take up available space (29GB) since I have 128GB SSD and I have deleted container disk of size 29GB. I tried with disk ...
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Shortcut for Right Click>Import from iPhone or iPad>Take Photo
I'm using a lot of Take Photo with my iPhone (10-20 times a day) and would love to be able to do it with a single click on the keyboard like I do for other things with Karabiner but I'm unable to find ...
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how to remove dummy permission in Files and Folders on Security and Privacy?
I've installed Adobe Creative Cloud and removed few days ago,
but it still remains 'com.adobe.acc.installer.v2' on Files and Folders permission.
How can I remove this?
I even cannot find this file ...
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OS X Catalina: update_terminal_cwd:11: unrecognized modifier `i'
In .zshrc be sure to have
# .zshrc
# Source global definitions
if [ -f /etc/zshrc ]; then
. /etc/zshrc
fi
instead of
# .bashrc
# Source global definitions
if [ -f /etc/bashrc ]; then
. /...
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How do I move my applications from /Applications to ~/Applications on MacOS
simple question,
How do I move my applications from /Applications to ~/Applications?
This is on macOS Catalina
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Some virtual webcams do not show up in the Zoom app on macOS
Since version 4.6.x the macOS Zoom app has problems with virtual webcams such as SnapCam, CamTwist or VirtualCam. The latest update 5.0.4 should fix the problem (https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/...
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Instruction on installing MyPaint for macOS Catalina 10.15.4
MyPaint (drawing app) looks really promising and I've been trying to install it for a while now but with no success.
The videos I found on YouTube are outdated so the installation steps don't work ...
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cmath compilation errors with clang-10 on Mac OS Catalina
I recently installed llvm via brew with brew install llvm, in order to use clang with OpenMP, on Mac OS 10.15.4 Catalina
$ which clang
/usr/local/opt/llvm/bin/clang
$ clang -v
clang version 10.0.0
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MacOS(Catalina): permanent port forwarding
How can I do a permanent port forwarding on my Mac Catalina:
it will run on background
it will work after reboot
FW is off
Today I use command:
ssh -L 5900:localhost:5901 localhost
But it runs on ...
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How do I find out what app is using a specific shortcut, in macOS Catalina
I want to use a specific shortcut to archive my Mail on macOS, Command+Shift+A, but even thought it lets me add it in the keyboard shortcuts section, it doesnt do anything when I go in Mail. i got a ...
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Unable to mount usb drive after format (erasing it) in Catalina - disenter error
I'm trying to create installer on an usb in Catalina (run createinstallmedia command).
The first step is to erase the disk. After the usb is erases, I get error "Could not mount disinter" error.
Also,...
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How to improve my MacBook Pro mid 2012 performance running macOS Catalina
I have mid 2012 MacBook pro with (2.5 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 & 4GB ram). The system is running slow.
Have switched off few features/apps to run
1. dynamic dock
2. Sri
Any suggestions to ...
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macOS - "No space left on device" with 250GB available after Catalina upgrade
My iMac is behaving strangely after upgrading to Catalina (10.15.4), even though my system says I have over 290GB available:
I'm getting error and warning messages regarding disc space, No space left ...
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Message App show empty list on Mac OS X Catalina
I'm on a Mac OS X Catalina. I have no idea what's wrong with my Message app lately. I can send out message, I can't see list of previous messages. It's empty.
I've also tried, clicked on the Sync Now ...
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a video player for mac that has adjustable A-B Loop points
Looking for a video player for mac that allows the "A-B Loop" or "A-B Repeat" of sections of the video.
VLC can do AB Loop for sections but the only way to adjust the AB Loop is to re-set both start ...
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Photoshop CC 2017 keeps crashing on MacOS Catalina
I have installed Photoshop CC 2017 on MacOS Catalina 10.15.2. I've been using it for a while and it was fine. But after a while, my Photoshop doesn't work anymore, it crashes everytime I try to open ...
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MacBook Pro abruptly shutdown when battery reaches ~15%
Im facing a very annoying and odd issue with my MacBook Pro.
When Im using it on battery and whenever the battery reaches around 15%, the machine simply and abruptly shutdown. This started out of ...
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What does tcpdump: pcap_loop: truncated dump file; tried to read 1899 captured bytes, only got 1880 mean and how do I fix it?
I can't see any other question that asks the same thing as mine. I want to know what tcpdump: pcap_loop: truncated dump file; tried to read 1899 captured bytes, only got 1880 means. I received it when ...
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Running python script without typing its `.py` extension
I'm using Zsh on MacOS Catalina.
I was reading Automate the Boring Stuff with Python and in it the author runs mapIt.py simply by typing mapit into the terminal.
In order to do this I added a ...
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Unison not working after upgrade to catalina
Unison stopped working as soon as I upgraded to Mac OS X Catalina. When I start the pre-compiled binary (latest version 2.51.2), its window just sits there with the spinning icon indicating that it's ...
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Finder keeps stealing focus (Mac OS X Catalina 10.15.4)
I have an issue where all of a sudden the focus will switch away from the active window that I'm using.
For example, I can be typing a message then suddenly the currently active window will be grey ...
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Arduino Nano Serial Port error on Mac OSX Catalina 1.15.4
I have just recently bought my first Arduino board. Unfortunately when I went to upload my first sketch i got an error message saying that no serial port could be detected.
Under Tools>Ports I can ...
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