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 ...
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How to find current point size on MacOS Catalina Terminal utility? Not how to increase or decrease point size
Is there a way to find out what point size my terminal is using? I open up a terminal and hit CMD + until it looks good, but would like to find that setting and stick that number in the profile ...
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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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The California educational testing app CAASPP disabled Hot Corners on Mac. How can we get them back again?
My son installed the California educational testing app CAASPP over six months ago to take a state required test. The only thing is it disabled Hot Corners on macOS v10.15 (Catalina) and we've not ...
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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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How to activate COLOR PRINT from Mac?
I have macOS Catalina version 10.15.6 (19G73). My printer is HP Color LaserJet MFP M477fdn. When I show a picture file from the Finder in the Mac Preview then it is shown in color. When I press Cmd+P ...
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How to install Burn app in macOS?
I have downloaded a Burn program for optical media on Mac from SourceForge (https://sourceforge.net/projects/burn-osx/): The downloaded ZIP file "burn-3.1.4" contains a folder named "...
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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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2012 Macbook Pro keeps kernel panic restarting
I have a 2012 Macbook Pro, running MacOS Catalina 10.15.7.
A few days ago, my laptop had a kernel panic and restarted. I was only using safari and a note taking app (Bear) when this happened. The ...
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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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Issue with xQuartz on macOS Catalina 10.15.7
I'm getting following error when try to open application 'gmsh' remotely through SSH terminal. How can i fix it ?
libGL error: No matching fbConfigs or visuals found
libGL error: failed to load driver:...
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Unable to run Visual Studio on macOS Catalina
I am using macOS Catalina version 10.15.4 and I am unable to run Visual Studio Code.
It simply says
The application “Visual Studio Code” can’t be opened.
I tried:
right-click and Open
Going to ...
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How do I repair an external hard drive with a corrupted catalog?
I'm attempting to mount my nearly filled up 1TB Mac OS Extended External Hard Drive to my MacBook Air 13" which is running MacOS Catalina 10.15.7. When I do this, the media drive mounts onto the ...
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Windows Crash After Connecting Iphone To Xcode 12 On A VM
I'm actually developping on a vmware of MacOS Catalina 10.15.5 with Xcode 12. I want to test my app on a physical phone so I connect my iphone to the VM with no problem but when i want to connect it ...
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Catalina 10.15 removing Spotlight icon from menu bar went wrong
I’ve done csrutil disable and went into Terminal and put
cd /System/Library/CoreServices
sudo mv Search.bundle/ Search2.bundle/
I rebooted and it removed the Spotlight icon from the menu bar but I ...
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How to set input language shortcuts on macOS?
Problem
I regularly use at least 3 languages, so I have the standard shortcut for switching the layouts (cmd+space). This works well if there are only 2 languages, EN->RU
and RU->EN, for ...
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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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Is there a way to check the difference (what did change) between two MacOS (Catalina) TimeMachine snapshots?
As per subject, suppose I have two consecutive TimeMachine local snapshots on my Mac: is there a way to e.g. mount both them and compare ? I.e. to know what files have been changed from the between ...
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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 want to make changes.Enter an administrator name and password to allow this box keeps popping up
This box keeps popping up. I've read other answers to similar problem without success.
I've gone to keychain > system > certificates > my computer > certificate with an arrow > private ...
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Operation Not Permitted on /usr/local/, Homebrew cannot be installed
Looking for some guidance on how to fix my permissions on my /usr/bin directory. I actually recently had a data recovery on my machine where I had to have my whole home directory copied to a new mac.
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macOS Catalina upgrade failed. Can I downgrade to macOS Mojave?
I am running an older Mac: iMac 13,1 Intel Core i7 and it is currently running macOS High Sierra (10.13).
A while back I upgraded to macOS Catalina (10.15), and lots of apps stopped working, most ...
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Why is pasted text highlighted in macOS Catalina's Terminal?
On macOS Catalina, when I copy text and paste to Terminal, the text is highlighted (basically, there are ANSI color codes enclosing the text). I don't know when this feature was included, but is there ...
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Virtualbox with Android on MacOS
Same virtualbox version with same Android version works fine on Windows 7, but doesn't work on MacOS 10.15
And the computer running windows has lower specs than the Macbook running Macos.
On Macos it ...
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Sending reminder in Outlook for Mac
I was seeking functionality wherein I can send reminders to a couple of folks on specific days at a specific time. I'd want to avoid sending a meeting invite of zero duration since...well...it's not a ...
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couldnt install OS 10.11 on a new iMac
Im writing to consult how to install OSX EL Capitan on a new brand 21.5 iMac. I tried everything, since yesterday with no luck. I changed successfully the date on Terminal (in boot recovery), but ...
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MacOS X Catalina VM froze on boot
I am attempting to set up a MacOS X Catalina virtual machine on VirtualBox 6.1.16 r140961 (Qt5.6.2).
I followed the guide at WikiGain and loaded into a UEFI interactive shell. I found a user in the ...
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/usr/bin/top OS X 10.15.7 takes 15 seconds to start then uses 33% CPU
OS X 10.13 /usr/bin/top would start instantly and takes a couple % CPU at best. After upgrading to 10.15.7 Catalina, it takes literally 15 seconds for the proc info to come up and it is at the top of ...
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How do I find out what macOS app is using a shortcut
So on macOS I want to setup Mail to have command+shift+R to reply all but it isn’t letting me. Looks like another app or something is conflicting with that combination.
I don’t see it in the ...
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Mounting hfs volume under MacOS Catalina
I'm running MacOS X Catalina. To be able to connect to an HFS volume created by QEMU I tried
sudo mount -t hfs qemuhdd.raw /tmp/os9vm
I got the following error:
GetMasterBlock: Error 25 getting block ...
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How To format sd card to FAT32 on Catlina?
I'm trying to format my sd card to FAT32 for my wii u when I try I only get FAT16
I have
Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Mac OS Extended (Case Senstive, Journaled)
MS-DOS (FAT) ((this is the one that ...
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I want to reset my mac completely but want to have the same ssh keys, How can I do that?
my daily work involves ssh tunneling and for that reason I want to keep the same ssh keys. The problem is my mac is giving me terrible issues after I installed big sur few days back. I want to go back ...
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Is anyone else not able to pinch to zoom in Android studio 4.1?
After upgrading to Android Studio 4.1 on macOS Catalina 10.15.6 I noticed that the pinch to zoom functionality no longer worked.
As of Android Studio 4.0.1 I could pinch to zoom on my computer to zoom ...
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Blurry fonts in Intellij on macOS external screen
I work on MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017) with macOS Catalina (10.15.7). I work in GoLand (that is IntelliJ option).
After an update came (and I applied it unfortunately) fonts in IDE became stretched ...
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How to show all users on MacBook login when it seems be locked to boot into one user profile?
I have a MacBook - company imaged to Catalina (light company stuff on it) but I shared with another user - and he enabled quick start for just him
He left the company and I want to see my user profile ...
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Safari on Catalina not loading PDF
Using Safari 14.0.1 on Catalina 10.15.7, I'm unable to view a certain PDF.
Safari loads a black screen with a "Blocked Plug-in" message in the middle.
Other PDFs, such as this one, will load ...
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