Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Recent Questions - Ask Different

Recent Questions - Ask Different

Is this a Mac Malware

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 11:12 PM PDT

Today I was downloading some apps for an old windows PC I own using my MacBook pro Wich has high sierra . I downloaded internet explorer app from a googled source that I knew wasn't secure. And then usb via i installed it in my windows PC, which didn't had a browser.

After a few minutes my mac started to write only in uppercase and I noticed so I launched the keyboard watch app, and it had both shift keys continuously pressed. I decided to restart. But then when I introduced the password it didn't work, ichecked a few times and nothing.

There was this note onscreen that said I could reset password pressing power until it powers off and then powering on again so I took that path and reset the password this time to just numbers to escape the uppercase. But it didn't worked and even when I was rejected by my mac it still had the old password hint.

Suddenly the screen showed me as follows: If your password is correct but don't let you enter your account, maybe it is not compatible with file vault. Here it started getting suspicious. But I deactivated fault vault using my password and the thing is that in this interface, and in the interface of changing passwords the old password worked! Then I really thought I was being victim of pishing.

Here is the thing, there's tthis malware extracting info by taking screenshots and saving keyboard pulsations, so maybe iam iinfecte d

I could be infected

I don't know what to do.i disconnected from wifi but I need to know if I can solve it, if this is a keyboard issue or if it is a malware. Note: The screens of the interfaces when I was asked to input my passwords looked strange to me. I saw this message too. Input your password to unlock your HDD and the password worked even when I was to supposed to got that changed 5 minutes earlier.

MacBook Air won’t charge while in sleep mode

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 09:47 PM PDT

so I've updated my MacBook Air (2015) to High Sierra from El Capitan yesterday (yes an old version I know), but since the update, my MacBook won't charge when it's in sleep mode anymore, but if the screen is on then it will charge. Any fix?

user is not displayed on login screen after changing its UID

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 08:50 PM PDT

I've changed my user's UID from 501 to 1000. Now on macOS startup, on login screen, I don't see my user icon; Instead there is "Other" icon asking for username and password. How to get back my user icon on login screen?

I suspect the login screen starts looking for the users from UID=501. How to make new users take UID's from 1000 instead of 501 like Linux?

How to create a file that cannot be removed without root permission in macOS?

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 08:47 PM PDT

I tried using chmod 000 <file>, chown -R root <file> and chgrp sys <file> . But it seems it can still be removed without root permission. When I executed rm <file> , the command line just shown a prompt of override --------- root/staff for <file>? . It can delete the file without asking for root.

macOS 10.15.5 printer software list is empty

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 10:40 PM PDT

I want to add a printer to MacBook Pro using an IP but failed.

I enter the right IP. When I began to select driver by clicking "select software", I found there is nothing in the software list.

Then I check the printer directory, /Library/printers, there are some drivers there. So, it's weird that the software list is empty.

Then I search for some possible reason, some solutions told me to reset the printer and check the printer directory. But they are not helping.

Then I typed

lpinfo -v

in terminal. It came to an error

lpinfo: cups-deviced failed to execute.

Then I reinstall CUPS system, but this is not helping either.

I don't know what's wrong with my Mac printer.

I have searched for possible reasons for many days. And there are no relevant answers I want. The question I want to clarify is not I cannot add a printer in macOS. The intrinsic problem is there is no printer driver software in System Preferences > Printers & Scanners > Add > Use > Select Software > Software list. But there are printer drivers in the path: /Library/Printers (include Epson, HP). That means there should be some drivers in the software list, but there are not. I asked this question because my colleague and I bought the exact same version of the MacBook Pro 13" at the same time. But there are printer drivers in his software list. (we use the same steps to add a printer! Please note this premise.)

If you still can't understand my question, please leave comments below!

iPhone 6 iPhone 6s [duplicate]

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 07:02 PM PDT

I purchased a used iPhone from Amazon. I picked out a iPhone 6 with 64mb. When I received the phone I opened settings, general, about it was labeled "iPhone 6". Scrolling through the settings I found the SIRI app turning it on, it worked. Now in the settings, about where my phone was listed as a 6, just below that it lists my iPhone as a 6s. I had to replace the data, charge flex cable I purchased one for a 6 well, it didn't match the one inside the phone. I purchased a 6s this time and it was a match, swapped it out everything worked fine. Now what I'm wondering is I paid for a iPhone 6 but got a iPhone 6s but it's labeled as a 6 in the settings stated above and in my paper work but, I cannot get iOS 13 on the phone it updated too ios 12.5., this last time. As far as all the reading an iPhone 6 cannot be upgraded to a 6s. I have 54.5 of memory left plenty of space to install, iOS 13, What can I do to get my iPhone to update too the latest iOS software..? Larry

Adding to PATH doesn't add to autocomplete

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 06:23 PM PDT

I have a Go binary (called AssetFinder) that I want to add to my $PATH so that I can autocomplete it. The binary is at the location /Users/spike/go/bin and I can execute it by cding to that directory and running ./assetfinder but I don't want to cd to this directory every time I want to use this tool. So I tried to addd the path of this tool to my $PATH variable as well as update the ~/.bash_profile too.

I found a similar question and I tried to see if the $PATH variable is updated and here's what echo $PATH | tr ':' '\n' gives me

/home/spike/go/bin  /usr/local/go/bin  /Users/spike/Library/Android/sdk/tools  /Users/spike/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools  /Users/spike/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/28\.0\.3  /usr/local/Cellar/git/2.6.1/bin  /home/spike/go/bin  /usr/local/go/bin  /Users/spike/Library/Android/sdk/tools  /Users/spike/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools  /Users/spike/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/28\.0\.3  /usr/local/Cellar/git/2.6.1/bin  /usr/local/Cellar/git/2.6.1/bin  /usr/local/bin  /usr/bin  /bin  /usr/sbin  /sbin  /Applications/VMware Fusion.app/Contents/Public  /usr/local/go/bin  /opt/X11/bin  /Users/spike/Library/Android/sdk/tools  /Users/spike/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools  /Users/spike/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/28.0.3  /usr/local/go/bin  /home/spike/go/bin

So the $PATH variable points to the right directory for the binary but when I give the command assetfinder, I get an error saying -bash: assetfinder: command not found

My mac currently runs Big Sur and my login shell is /bin/bash (and not /bin/zsh)

Can anyone please tell me the right way to go about adding this to $PATH so that autocomplete works properly?

How can I record phone calls on solely my iPhone 8 in Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore?

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 06:07 PM PDT

  1. Presume that I am recording calls legally, that the counterparty permits me.

  2. I'm not asking about using another (micro)phone to record calls on my iPhone 8.

  3. Rev Call Recorder won't work, because I'm using my iPhone 8 in Hong Kong, Japan, or Singapore. However, this app only works when registered with a U.S. phone number, so it's no good for you if you're one of our readers living beyond the United States.

This doesn't duplicate Can I record a phone call on an iPhone? asked on Dec 23 2010, and How do I record my phone conversations on this phone? asked on Jul 8 2015, because they're not based on the iPhone 8.

Big Sur Finder iPhone File transfer to Mac external drive - over 24,000 files in a directory

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 07:07 PM PDT

I'm trying to transfer a directory on an iPhone, using Finder on Mac. One of the subdirectories contains over 24,000 files.

The transfer takes a long time and it seems that the files are slowly accumulating in transference. However, after the transfer is complete, for some reason, the entire thing gets deleted.

I am wondering if this is because there are too many files, albeit in a subdirectory? Or what might be causing this... Or how would I transfer such a case?

Using Japanese characters in Menubar date/time

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 01:41 PM PDT

I used to be able to set the Menubar date/time to Japanese and the Gregorian calendar (e.g., using the Japanese character for days of week and am/pm), configuring it via the Date/Time panel in Settings, while still using English as my primary language. I'm on Big Sur now and it doesn't seem like it's possible to configure this anymore - even if I choose Japanese calendar, it still uses English for the date/time.

Is there a way to do this anymore? Thanks!

MacBook Pro 2015 - Is it possible to clone the entire drive and restore it later as it was, without logging in?

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 01:35 PM PDT

Very similar question to this one here

I have a Mid-2015 MacBook Pro - A1398 (EMC2910). Without going into details why, I would like to save an exact, sector by sector copy of the entire drive (currently running El Capitan and Windows 10 via Boot Camp) to another location as a single image file, without logging-in at all, and restore it back as-it-was at a later date, as if the system has never been touched. After imaging the SSD, I want to erase the entire drive and reinstall and update macOS to the latest version (Big Sur). That means a Boot Rom update, too, and it worries me a bit when it comes to restoring the system back from the image. Does this sound doable? I can get a 12+16 to PCI-E adapter and clone the drive that way using another Linux/PC system, but if it's possible without disassembly (using an external boot drive + another one for storing the created image) that would be great.

CMD+Shift+D not working – now replaced with CMD+D (even worse)

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 04:06 PM PDT

I noticed that in some Apps, in file dialogues, CMD+Shift+D - for "Go to Desktop" - stopped working.

I tried to create a "App Shortcut" that 'clicks' on the Word Desktop with that (custom) shortcut - via the Shortcuts / Keyboard panel. The effect was that now, in my finder, the Shortcut for "Go to Destkop" is "CMD-D" (which is even worse, as that should be 'Duplicate'). Any ideas are welcome on how to go back to where I was before. ;-)

Thank you! Fabian

current problem, part 2

Disable MacBook's Camera

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 05:03 PM PDT

Is it possible to disable the MacBook's camera without disabling an external webcam? I have an external webcam installed through the USB port and would prefer to just completely disable the internal MacBook camera, but I am unable to do so without disabling both cameras.

The apps in which I need webcam access are FaceTime, Zoom, and BlueJeans.

Is possible to redefine application's shortcut?

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 02:19 PM PDT

In one application (SomeApp) I want redefine the CMD-N (build-in) shortcut (New Window) to run automator-script.

So, when I press CMD-N it should run my Automator apple-script instead of the New Window built-in command, but exactly in one application only.

Already done:

  1. I opened the Automator and created a simple service.
  2. no input in the SomeApp.
  3. It contains the run shell script action
  4. and the script is open -a SomeApp http://www.google.com (opening an URL)
  5. of course, the script itself is working flawlessly (i know how to using Automator)
  6. Tested, saved, named it as: SomeAppUrl
  7. In the SomeApp the CMD-N is currently used for the "New Window" (builtin) command.
  8. I want replace this already existing shortcut with the my Automator service described above.
  9. I know the system preferences -> keyboard -> shortcuts

BUT

  • in the services i could choose a shortcut - but it will be a global
  • or in the App shortcuts could choose for the given SomeApp the "New Window" and assigning a new shortcut

But no one REPLACING the current (built-in) Cmd-N with my SomeAppUrl Automator service ONLY in the SomeApp.

Is this possible? If yes, could please someone add some hints?

EDIT

For the fast-commenters:

  1. The current state: the CMD-N opening a "New window".
  2. The final state: the CMD-N should run my own Automator script...
  3. Is this possible?

How can I use the rear facing camera on video conferencing apps like Skype and Zoom?

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 01:46 PM PDT

I use an iPhone 8. By default, Skype and Zoom use the front camera. But my rear camera has higher resolution and quality, correct? How can I order video conferencing apps like Skype and Zoom to use the rear camera?

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Access full FaceTime call history?

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 10:17 PM PDT

I am wondering where FaceTime call history is stored on my Macbook? I am running Big Sur 11.4 and Facetime Version 5.0 (3080).

When I try to view my call history it only shows the last 100 entries or so. However, I know that more than 100 are stored because I can see farther back by deleting more recent entries. So I am wondering if there is a better way to see old calls than to delete newer ones. I also know that this is technically possible because software like iMazing is able to do this.

Can't turn on Bluetooth in my MacBook Pro

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 05:59 PM PDT

I can't turn on Bluetooth on my MacBook Pro. The Bluetooth Icon has a diagonal line through it and I can't move the switch to On.

  1. I tried pressing Shift and Option, clicking on Reset the Bluetooth Module and restarting the laptop. It didn't work.
  2. I tried turning the Power Off and On. That didn't work.
  3. Now when I try to turn on Bluetooth Preferences I get a small Pane saying "You can't open the "Bluetooth" preferences pane because it is not available to you at this time." Underneath this it says, "To see this preferences pane, you may need to connect a device to your computer." So I connected my iPhone, but nothing happens. Any advice? Thanks

Outlook on Mac: Move email messages between different accounts

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 02:03 PM PDT

I am using a Macbook with Outlook, with three mail accounts configured.

I want to be able to move an email from one account with drag & drop to another mail account in the left sidebar.

This works fine for Outlook on Windows, but in Outlook it just does not work at all. Even with right click on the email > copy (or move?) > I can just select other folders in the same account.

How can I do this?

Why one can Control+Option+U to edit a cell on Numbers?

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 11:07 PM PDT

It has been noted there are two ways to edit a cell on Numbers, Option+Enter seems to do the job.

But still there is Ctrl+Option+U, why?

How can I troubleshot bluetooth occasionally restarting on MacBooks?

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 08:02 PM PDT

During the last 4 years I've had 3 different MacBooks (one personal, two from different jobs) that had the same issue: bluetooth randomly dropped all connections. I typically have a bluetooth keyboard, mouse and headphones connected but headphones are typically optional.

If it happened with one machine, I would blame myself for messing something up or maybe faulty hardware in that particular unit. However, this is my third macbook that's suffering from the exact same issue. Bluetooth either comes back after a few minutes or I restart the thing manually. It's a bit annoying during conference calls.

Is this by any means a known issue and something I could do anything about?

BenQ PD3220U with 2014 MacBook Pro Retina (USB hub question)

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 02:00 PM PDT

I want to buy the BenQ PD3220U monitor but I am not sure if I will be able to use it how I intend to. As The following post shows that I should be able to connect to the monitor from my Thunderbolt 2 port using an adapter: Is Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3 (type C) possible? This way I should be able to get 4k 60Hz output. I don't know however if I will also be able to use all it's other features such as the integrated USB hub and KVM switch. Does anybody know if it will work?

Are there iOS apps for taking notes with Apple Pencil in color, grid, and with pages to print?

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 10:06 PM PDT

I am searching for an app, in which I can take notes during lectures. To be more specific I would like to find an app which extends the default notes app in the following ways:

  1. Creating a color palette (eg. I would like to have darker colors, but it seems like I can only pick one color at a time)
  2. Changing grid size (I would like to make the grid a bit smaller, so it fits my handwriting better)
  3. Option for pages (Ideally I would like to be able to print my notes, but the $\infty$-paper cuts my handwriting in half)

Other features (like pdf annotation, text recognition etc.) are not important for my use case. The recommended apps I was able to test (Notes, INKredible, Nebo, Sketches, Paper, Quicknotes) didn't fulfill these requirements. Due to cost I could not test Goodnotes or Notepad+.

I hope there is an app satisfying my needs, to specially to vouch for a paid app if that's the only fit for my requirements.

Can any app do some or all of my requirements?

iPhone XR's screen triggers other devices

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 11:17 PM PDT

Recently I bought a brand new iPhone XR. When its screen is activated by some application (not necessarily a GSM call or a Wi-Fi thing), it affects other speakers or headphones around it. All of them sounds exact same 4 "buff" like sounds consecutively. It reminds me of the way old mobile phones affected the speakers around them. Is there anyone knows why it happens and how to prevent it? It annoys me and I really need a solution.

Errors from whatis command. Unable to rebuild database with makewhatis?

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 04:28 PM PDT

How can I update the whatis database?

$ sudo /usr/libexec/makewhatis  Password:  makewhatis: /usr/share/man/whatis.tmp: Read-only file system

I believe being able to update this database will solve some other issue I'm having. My path to discovery as follows...

I recently started noticing that fish shell completions were annoyingly slow on my machine, possibly shortly after upgrading to Catalina.

I did a little profiling with fish -d5 and noticed that the majority of the time was spent on the apropos command. I did some reading and learned that the tools apropos, whatis and makewhatis are all related. They index man pages and make them searchable. Fish shell is (correctly) using them to offer helpful completions.

When I run whatis or apropos standalone, I get the following output:

$ whatis man  hugo-gen-man(1)          - Generate man pages for the Hugo CLI  groff_man(7)             - groff `man' macros to support generation of man pages  groffer(1)               - display groff files and man~pages on X and tty  man(1)                   - format and display the on-line manual pages  man.conf(5)              - configuration data for man  zshall(1)                - the Z shell meta-man page  xml2man(1)               - MPGL to mdoc (man page) translator  makewhatis: /usr/lib/./libgutenprint.2.dylib: No such file or directory  makewhatis: /usr/lib/libsasl2.2.0.1.dylib: Not a directory  makewhatis: /usr/lib/libldap.dylib: Not a directory  makewhatis: /usr/lib/libsqlite3.0.dylib: Not a directory  makewhatis: /usr/lib/libcom_err.dylib: Not a directory  ...

Followed by at least 100 more lines of the "Not a directory" messages. I believe it is all these useless lines that are slowing things down.

So I thought maybe I just need to rebuild the whatis database (perhaps after the Catalina upgrade?). However, it doesn't seem to work:

$ sudo /usr/libexec/makewhatis  Password:  makewhatis: /usr/share/man/whatis.tmp: Read-only file system

So this part is a little disturbing. How can I rebuild the whatis database? I have a hunch this will solve my issues if I can figure it out.

Command Line for Enable Dragging

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 10:02 PM PDT

In MacOS, in the Accessibility widget (in System Preferences) if you scroll all the way down to 'Mouse & Trackpad', and then click on the 'Trackpad Options' button, there is a by-default-unchecked box for 'Enable Dragging'. This option is what allows you to "tap and drag" a window around using its titlebar.

I need to know the command line for checking that box. Can anyone help? Thanks!

AirPods: Extremely poor mic quality on Mac

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 11:03 PM PDT

Ever since I purchased the AirPods (1st Generation), they demonstrate extremely poor quality while activating the AirPod mic, whilst they are connected to a Mac. When activating the mic to record audio, it seems that both the recording quality AND audio playback quality severely drops to a substandard level (Mono 8.0 kHz).

For example, if I invoke Siri on the Mac, whatever is being said and recorded by me, AND the Siri/Mac/AirPod audio response will be in poor quality. After the recording is done, audio playback quality usually goes back to normal1. Any mic audio recorded to a file will however be in the poor quality; which is why I interpret the issue to affect both recording and playback qualities.

The issue appears to be identical to the one discussed in this Apple Support Forum thread. The thread offers possible explanations but no definitive solution or suggested course of action.

I have this issue with several Macs of various recent models. I don't have this problem when using the AirPods with an iPhone. I have tried resetting the Mac Bluetooth interface, tried resetting the AirPods, and so forth.

FYI: Using the macOS native application Audio MIDI Setup, I attempted to observe what's happening when AirPod recording is activated. Output quality drops from the standard 2 ch 24-bit Integer 44.1 kHz → 1 ch 16-bit Integer 8.0 kHz.

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1It has happened that the Mac got permanently stuck in low quality until system reboot, or even whenever the AirPods were connected afterwards. I had to attempt AirPod unpair/re-pair, and even a charging case reset to fix the latter situation.

Reduce the minimum iPhone volume (bluetooth speakers)

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 06:04 PM PDT

When connecting my iPhone (4S or 6) to a JBL Flip 2 bluetooth speakers, the minimum volume is too loud. Under that, it mutes. It is not a problem of the speakers, as the volume using another, non-Apple, phone, can be reduced much more.

Is there a way to get finer decrements of the volume than those of the side buttons? Moving the slider suggests so, but it is difficult to control in such small space.

I tried using a volume cap as suggested elsewehere, but there seems to have no effect on the volume precision.

Any ideas?

Disable mouse acceleration

Posted: 30 Aug 2021 02:19 PM PDT

Is there any way to disable mouse acceleration on a mac?

Mouse acceleration is what causes the mouse to move slowly when moving it a tiny bit, and a farther distance when moved fast. In other words, I want the mouse to always move the same distance no matter the speed I use.

I'm using a trackpad, by the way.

To understand what I mean by mouse acceleration, try this:

  1. Place your finger on the left most side of the trackpad.
  2. Very slowly, move your finger all the way to the right of the trackpad, and observe that the cursor doesn't move very much on the screen.
  3. Now try the same thing, but this time move your finger really fast from one side of the trackpad to the other. You should see that the cursor has moved a significant amount of distance more than it did previously, even though your finger traveled the same distance.
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