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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Text in window in macOS Catalina is blurry after sleep
After I updated my MacBook Pro to Catalina, every time I close the lid for a while some windows will be blurry.
Here is an example:
The left window was opened before sleep and now it is blurry.
The ...
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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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What do I do with the X11 symlink in Relocated Items?
After updating to Catalina, my Mac has a folder /Users/Shared/Relocated Items/Security/usr.
Inside is an X11 folder, but it's a symlink:
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 8 8 Oct 2017 X11 -> /opt/X11
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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 ...
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Unicode ☑︎ becomes 🤵🏻 emoji in Excel on macOS Catalina (10.15.7)
I am using Excel 16.46 on macOS Catalina 10.15.7 and here is what I am experiencing.
Using macOS's character viewer — command+control+space — I've entered the “ballot box with check” Unicode ...
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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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FortiClient on OS X generates cascading error 113
On occasion, I get an error that reads The VPN connection terminates unexpectedly (Error Code: -113), which cascades across the screen:
Any suggestions to eliminate the error would be helpful.
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Issue with mac'os Catalina and parallels
I'm running Parallels VM version 13.3.0 on my mac and ever since I upgraded my mac'os to Catalina, Windows 10 is running very slow on the VM (It just looks very laggy).
My mac is running normally good,...
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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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MacOS: How to split same application into separate instances
In Windows there is an option that separates same application instances into separate "icons" in taskbar. This is super convenient because now I can click on one Chrome instance and the ...
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Zip command is killed for very large file by MacOS
I'm trying to zip a large number of very small files using zip. The resulting archive is going to be ~80GB. When I execute zip -r -0 archive.zip dir the process is killed probably due to resource ...
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How to edit $PATH on MacOS Catalina (Zsh)?
I open terminal and use echo $PATH
I get back:
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Library/Apple/usr/bin/
I'm confused because my .zshrc, .zsh, .bash_profile, .bashrc, and .profile all have ...
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Mac OS - Any way to make Firefox/Chrome/Safari play/pause video (BetterTouchTool key trigger)? F8 not working
my F8/PlayPause key on Mac OS Catalina (10.15.6) only opens and controls the Music app. Previously, it used to play/pause the active video on Chrome or Safari. This is especially useful for doing ...
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Macbook, Can't boot from USB because has no administrator in startup utility
When I was going to ReInstall a fresh copy of Catalina MacOS on my Macbook pro 2019, unfortunately I deleted all partitions instead of erasing them. As my internet connection is so unstable as much as ...
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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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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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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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Packet Filter (pf) firewall in macOS Catalina: How to restrict www access to a specific IP address on local network?
I am trying to use pf firewall on macos Catalina 10.15.3 to allow www (80,443) access for a specific local IP address on my home network. This local IP address will request web pages from a nginx ...
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Installing macOS Catalina onto brand new SSD
I'm fighting with a macbook with new ssd.
When I try to install mac os Catalina via online recovery, the installation fails.
It fails everytime at 2 minutes remaining with error "there was an error ...
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MacBook Pro, Storage Space Gone After Merging All Partitions
I merged all my partitions into the one I have MacOS on using diskutil and the storage space are gone.
Before:
After:
Edit:
diskutil list
command output
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
#: ...
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Prevent Music.app from starting on F8 (play) button (osx 10.15)
I want to control Spotify using the function key media shortcuts, but Music.app opens instead of Spotify playing (even though Spotify is open already.
How can I prevent Music.app from listening to ...
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How do I run Python 3.7.5 (installed with Homebrew) on MacBook that already has Python 3.7.3 (installed with Catalina)
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
I've just successfully installed Python3 on my MacBook using Homebrew. This is so I can access the latest version (3.7.5).
However I've also recently ...
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How to Enable Location Services on Google Chrome
When using Chrome, Google Maps can not find my location. It works with Safari and Firefox. I guess it has something to do with I can not add Chrome to Enable Location Services.
These are my specs:
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Huawei Share not working with macOS Catalina
I recently upgraded my macOS from Mojave to Catalina Beta. Before upgrading the OS, I was able to access my Huawei Mate 20 Pro files through Huawei Share. I had sent a User ID and Password for Huawei ...
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System Permissions macOS 10.15 Catalina
As Apple locked user access further with 10.15 Catalina, after 20 years using Apple systems I held off on updating as my work requires access beyond what Privacy settings allows in System Preferences. ...
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Cannot get macOS Catalina to boot up into recovery mode on a VM
I have a VM running MacOS 10.15 beta 2 (Catalina) on VMWare Fusion 11.
I want to boot it into recover mode.
I have tried holding down R, Command+R, and I added macosguest.forceRecoveryModeInstall = "...
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Can I bind a mac keyboard shortcut to enlarge the mouse cursor?
I want to trigger the temporary cursor enlargement that happens when you shake the mouse, but as a button press on my keyboard. I'm trying to make better use of my mousekeys in my keyboard config but ...
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How to delete Last Opened date on Mac OSX Finder
I am trying to delete the "Last Opened" date for a file found in Finder on Mac OSX (Catalina 10.15.7).
I've found a few walkthroughs already and tried them without success. In Terminal I ...
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Prefix Creation Aborted
Absolutely must get Windows version of VisualBoyAdvance running on Mac OS Catalina, sorry I cannot accept "download VBA-M" as an answer for what I'm doing, it's complicated.
What I have to ...
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Logs missing and empty message when forwarding syslog from macOS
I have tried the syslog forwarding configuration as mentioned in splunk document, But on the syslog server I not getting all logs generated in macOS and also there is no Syslog content (message) in ...
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