Sunday, August 15, 2021

Recent Questions - Ask Different

Recent Questions - Ask Different


How to capture global short key on Mac to create short key frequency

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 11:22 PM PDT

How to capture global short key on Mac to create short key frequency in Xcode or any other tools.

I want to analyze which short key are used the most on a daily basis.

Creating dated file inside dated folder

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 04:23 PM PDT

I'm having trouble copying/ moving a dated file to inside a dated folder. I can actually create the dated folder and file, but I can't reference the newly created dated folder location. This will be an ongoing action so a specific folder name won't work. At the moment, I am pointing it to the "DuplicatedFolder", but no luck. Do I need to create another variable for the newly created dated folder? Another option would be to copy the name of the dated folder and paste/ rename a file inside the dated folder.

Thanks for any help.

set n to 1  set {year:y, month:m, day:d} to ((current date) + n * days)  --set m to m + 1    set theYearLong to y as string    set theMonthNumberZero to pad((m as integer) as string)    set theDayNumberZero to pad((d as integer) as string)    on pad(thisNumber)      if length of thisNumber = 1 then          return "0" & thisNumber      else          return thisNumber      end if  end pad      on shorten(thisItem)            if class of thisItem is integer then          return characters 3 thru -1 of (thisItem as text) as string      else          return characters 1 thru 3 of (thisItem as text) as string      end if  end shorten  set theFolderNameDate to theYearLong & "_" & theMonthNumberZero & "_" & theDayNumberZero as text  set theDuplicatedFolderName to theFolderNameDate & "_San Francisco"  set thePicturesFolder to the path to the pictures folder as alias    tell application "Finder"      set theDuplicatedFolder to duplicate folder "Untitled Session" of thePicturesFolder to "Macintosh HD:Users:Shared:C1Pro_Files:" replacing no      set the name of theDuplicatedFolder to theDuplicatedFolderName            delay 3        set theFileNameDate to theYearLong & "_" & theMonthNumberZero & "_" & theDayNumberZero as text      set theDuplicatedFileName to theFileNameDate & "_San Francisco.cosessiondb"            set theDuplicatedFile to duplicate file "Untitled.cosessiondb" of thePicturesFolder to theDuplicatedFolder      set the name of theDuplicatedFile to theDuplicatedFileName  end tell    

Unable to delete software log file

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 04:10 PM PDT

Apologies this must be a frequent question: I'm unable to delete the Betternet VPN log files after removing the app itself. I first entered sudo mdfind -name Betternet to find all the relevant files for Betternet VPN and the results are

/Users/username/Library/Containers/com.betternet.macos/Data/Library/gpr-com.betternet.macos-events.plist  /Users/username/Library/Containers/com.betternet.macos/Data/Library/gpr-com.betternet.macos-properties.plist  /Users/username/Library/Containers/com.betternet.macos/Data/Library/gpr-com.betternet.macos-event_bindings.plist  /Users/username/Library/Group Containers/36LJG4MA4Y.com.betternet.macos/Logs/com.betternet.macos.hydra-extension 2021-07-01--00-26-27-537.log  /Users/username/Library/Group Containers/36LJG4MA4Y.com.betternet.macos/Logs/com.betternet.macos.hydra-extension 2021-06-28--22-31-52-721.log  /Users/username/Library/Containers/com.betternet.macos.hydra-extension/Data/Library/Application Support/com.betternet.macos.hydra-extension  /Users/username/Library/Application Scripts/com.betternet.macos.hydra-extension  /Users/username/Library/Containers/com.betternet.macos/Data/Library/Application Support/com.betternet.macos  /Users/username/Library/Application Scripts/com.betternet.macos  

and I tried sudo rm -rf /filepath and check to find out all files remain.

ps. Hope I'm wrong, but hydra-extension doesn't sound too good

Stop Files From Being Given the 'nodump' Flag When Accessed Over SMB

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 04:54 PM PDT

     Is there any way to stop files from being given the 'nodump' flag when accessed over the network via SMB? This happens all the time when I'm using files on the external boot drive I use with my iMac from my Windows 10 laptop, and it's started to annoy me. I have to run 'chflags dump' on the affected files every time this problem occurs.

JSON data into Numbers

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 10:58 PM PDT

I'm new to applescript, and found this language very hard to use. I try to write applescript that will fetch the token prices and symbols, and put them into Numbers. To do that we have to call the API 2 times. First one to get all the ids of tokens, and the second to use those ids as a comma separated list parameter.

First request:

https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/coins/list  

Second request:

https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/simple/price?ids=[ids-from-previous-one]&vs_currencies=usd  

I get some inspiration from https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8126136 but it relates to scrapping webpage rather than parsing JSON. I also found some parsing examples but still very confused, and couldn't manage to parse the document. I have JSON helper installed.

What I have so far is:

set mySheetName to "Prices2"  set myTableName to "Coin Prices"  set tgtCell to "A2"      tell application "JSON Helper"      set json to fetch JSON from "https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/coins/list"      return json  end tell    <some magic here>  

I have no idea what to do next.

Does anyone knows how to tackle that?

Partitioning Mac Catalina SSD drive in order to dual boot Ubuntu

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 02:05 PM PDT

I'm trying to partition my Mac Catalina hard drive in order to dual boot Ubuntu. Everything is set up for the install except the partition. All the guides that I read say to partition the internal ssd drive in the disk utility application. But when I try to add a new partition in the add partition tab, it says

"This container has 30 GB used space. Its minimum size is 120 GB. This container can't be split, because the resulting containers would be too small."

any advice?

Importing Dolby Atmos or 5.1 Audio into the Music app?

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 01:59 PM PDT

Apple has recently added support for Dolby Atmos (which they call Spatial Audio) to its streaming service and it can simulate the surround sound experience on headphones.

I have a collection of music remixed to Dolby 5.1 and I was wondering how I could convert it to alac files that I can import into the Music app on macOS and listen to with this simulated surround sound effect.

I have tried converting it to alac files with 6 channels, but I can't even import these files into the Music app. I'm happy to buy software that is capable of doing this conversion (from Dolby or otherwise) if that is necessary. I just have no idea how this can be done and I'm not finding much information online.

Which wifi networks have been used on iphone?

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 01:59 PM PDT

Is it possible to access a list of wifi networks that my iPhone has used, not the passwords for those networks?

Keynote master slide

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 03:06 PM PDT

I have keynote 11 on iPad 6th. Somehow I cannot find ways to edit or create master slide. I cannot get the option when I press show view button or paint button.Anyone knows how to solve this?

How can I remove Wacom Driver

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 09:49 PM PDT

I noticed WacomTabletDriver in my Activity Monitor.

I have a Wacom Tablet, which I used on a 2011 MacBookPro, but it is no longer supported.

I found instructions to remove on Wacom's website, but I don't have any of the apps suggested.

This is presumably a hangover from when I migrated to an iMac a couple of years ago.

How can I remove it?

Macbook - Select individual files with Keyboard only

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 06:03 PM PDT

Is there a way to navigate through a list of files and select individual files (like you would normally do with command + click) but using only the keyboard ?

Set Terminal tab name automatically?

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 07:01 PM PDT

If I connect to one of my Pi using ssh ssh pi@MilliwaysPi4.local

This sets the macOS terminal tab title to "pi@MilliwaysPi4"

If I connect to one of my Macs using ssh ssh ian@Zaphod.local
The macOS terminal tab title remains at its default.

I can then manually set using the following:-
echo -en "\033]1; $(hostname) \007"

This sets the macOS terminal tab title to "Zaphod.local"

Is there any way to get macOS to automatically set the title?
Is there a ssh setting which would facilitate this behaviour?


I have tried many options;
Including echo -en "\033]1; $(hostname) \007" after ssh does not work, as any subsequent commands do not run on the host.

Including echo -en "\033]1; $(hostname) \007" before ssh sets the Title to the host on the host.

I could hard code the Title into a script before ssh which does work, but often I use IP Address rather than a HOSTNAME so this is not generic.

Apparently something happens when sshing to Linux which sets the title, but not when sshing to macOS. Ideally I would like to discover what this is.


The Linux .bashrc contains

# If this is an xterm set the title to user@host:dir  case "$TERM" in  xterm*|rxvt*)      PS1="\[\e]0;${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\u@\h: \w\a\]$PS1"      ;;  *)  

although frankly this is inscrutable.

Compressor Export causes Mac to freeze up, crash

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 02:52 PM PDT

When I export a movie from Final Cut Pro to compressor, it begins running just fine. However, it will eventually cause my Mac mini (2018) to start getting graphical glitches (parts of the window or dock will flicker in and out) and eventually the computer will lock up, then shut down. I have 32GB of RAM, of which only 16GB are used, so I don't think it's running out of RAM. I've ran Apple Diagnostics numerous times and it doesn't detect it, nor do I have issues with anything else graphically intensive. My CPU doesn't go above 150℉ [65℃], and the GPU doesn't go above 180℉ [82 ℃].

Does anyone know what might be causing this? I'm getting tired of losing progress on projects (apparently final cut doesn't immediately save) as well as the additional time it takes to render something many times before it actually succeeds.

Pastebin (well, alternate site because the file was too big): https://zerobin.net/?1b929cd6ed6a62dd#VvjyoWMX3gg/Aex7tdS8Q7R+t34tcXiw92bMa2V9ZkU=

Quick and easy way to batch convert multiple HEIC to png or jpg on macOS?

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 01:47 PM PDT

Is there a quick and easy way to convert many HEIC files to png on macOS?

Example

Suppose we take some live photos on iPhone, airdrop them to MacBook, and we want to upload them to a site that only accepts .png files.

enter image description here

I've noticed if you simply change the extension from .HEIC to .png (e.g. in the above image), then as far as I can tell, the image file is treated accordingly by programs and it 'works'.

However, I guess the underlying file hasn't changed, so it could still contain live photo information (I think), which a normal png wouldn't have, which, in a worst case, could be a security risk or in less severe cases simply be an annoyance.

What I know so far

The best I can do right now is go through the files one by one renaming them. I would really like to know what other solutions are available (via point and click and terminal), and have a strong preference for not having to download any external software.

Unity: How can I run Unity builds created in High Sierra & Verify they run on Mojave without a Mojave computer?

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 08:03 PM PDT

I have Unity 2020.3.0f1 Mac apps that were created on end-of-life High Sierra computers. I recently purchased a Mac Mini M1 computer. The apps run on both computers. I have to execute a terminal command on them to get them to open on the M1 computer.

Apple changed the App Store Upload process so that now we have to notarize that new apps will run on Mojave. I don't have a computer that runs Mojave. From my understanding you can't test Unity builds using the Apple Simulators. Is there another option to test my apps to see if they will run on Mojave?

How do I add the chapters title in Pages (Mac)?

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 05:05 PM PDT

I can add date, links, page numbers, but I would like to display as well the chapter titles in the header and it should be updated automatically when a chapter's title changes. Any ideas? I'm using pages 10.2 (7028.0.88)

How copy text into Terminal command line zsh?

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 03:01 PM PDT

Somehow something seems to have been changed with my Zsh configuration or Terminal settings under macOS Catalina (10.15.7). If I copy some text, say from a TextEdit window, the usual paste command and shortcut-key (⌘ CommandV) no longer paste that text onto the command line in Terminal.

How to fix this so it works as expected?

XCode crashes at start (at launch)

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 04:07 PM PDT

My XCode crashes with the following error

Process:               Xcode [972]  Path:                  /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/MacOS/Xcode  Identifier:            com.apple.dt.Xcode  Version:               11.2.1 (15526.1)  Build Info:            IDEFrameworks-15526001000000000~4 (11B500)  Code Type:             X86-64 (Native)  Parent Process:        ??? [1]  Responsible:           Xcode [972]  User ID:               167860746    Date/Time:             2020-07-20 16:14:09.203 +0300  OS Version:            Mac OS X 10.15.5 (19F101)  Report Version:        12  Anonymous UUID:        0B196765-5F42-FDBE-EF0C-E0879215BB57    Sleep/Wake UUID:       EF4EEF31-7B40-43FF-B0D2-316C16B8E1AE    Time Awake Since Boot: 970 seconds  Time Since Wake:       270 seconds    System Integrity Protection: enabled    Crashed Thread:        28  Dispatch queue: Diff queue for DVTDiffContext <0x7fe80b26e9a0>    Exception Type:        EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)  Exception Codes:       KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x0000700003400000  Exception Note:        EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY    Termination Signal:    Bus error: 10  Termination Reason:    Namespace SIGNAL, Code 0xa  Terminating Process:   exc handler [972]    VM Regions Near 0x700003400000:      Stack                  000070000337e000-0000700003400000 [  520K] rw-/rwx SM=COW  thread 28  --> STACK GUARD            0000700003400000-0000700003401000 [    4K] ---/rwx SM=NUL  stack guard for thread 25      Stack                  0000700003401000-0000700003483000 [  520K] rw-/rwx SM=COW  thread 25    Application Specific Information:  ProductBuildVersion: 11B500    Thread 0:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread  0   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fff6777ddfa mach_msg_trap + 10  1   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fff6777e170 mach_msg + 60  2   com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff2d641f85 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 247  3   com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff2d640a52 __CFRunLoopRun + 1319  4   com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff2d63fece CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 462  5   com.apple.HIToolbox             0x00007fff2c26eabd RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 292  6   com.apple.HIToolbox             0x00007fff2c26e7d5 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 584  7   com.apple.HIToolbox             0x00007fff2c26e579 _BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInModeWithFilter + 64  8   com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff2a8b6829 _DPSNextEvent + 883  9   com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff2a8b5070 -[NSApplication(NSEvent) _nextEventMatchingEventMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 1352  10  com.apple.dt.DVTKit             0x0000000102f8dfeb -[DVTApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 390  11  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff2a8a6d7e -[NSApplication run] + 658  12  com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff2a878b86 NSApplicationMain + 777  13  com.apple.dt.Xcode              0x0000000102667e8d main + 541  14  libdyld.dylib                   0x00007fff6763ccc9 start + 1    Thread 1:  0   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb68 start_wqthread + 0    Thread 2:  0   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb68 start_wqthread + 0    Thread 3:: Dispatch queue: <IDEXCBuildSupport.IDEXCBuildServiceBuildOperation:0x7fe80b473cd0:REfc>-builder-queue (QOS: UNSPECIFIED)  0   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fff6777de36 semaphore_wait_trap + 10  1   libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e3aed _dispatch_sema4_wait + 16  2   libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e3fbf _dispatch_semaphore_wait_slow + 98  3   libswiftDispatch.dylib          0x00007fff670ab17f OS_dispatch_semaphore.wait(wallTimeout:) + 15  4   com.apple.dt.IDE.XCBuildSupport 0x000000012900b8a2 closure #1 in IDEXCBuildServiceBuildOperation.addOperations(to:) + 306  5   com.apple.dt.IDE.XCBuildSupport 0x0000000129002829 thunk for @escaping @callee_guaranteed () -> () + 25  6   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb9ac5 __NSBLOCKOPERATION_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_BLOCK__ + 7  7   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb99e6 -[NSBlockOperation main] + 80  8   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb9981 __NSOPERATION_IS_INVOKING_MAIN__ + 17  9   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb8bb3 -[NSOperation start] + 722  10  com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb88d9 __NSOPERATIONQUEUE_IS_STARTING_AN_OPERATION__ + 17  11  com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb87a9 __NSOQSchedule_f + 182  12  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675ef2b9 _dispatch_block_async_invoke2 + 83  13  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e3658 _dispatch_client_callout + 8  14  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e5818 _dispatch_continuation_pop + 414  15  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e4f16 _dispatch_async_redirect_invoke + 703  16  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675f1957 _dispatch_root_queue_drain + 326  17  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675f2097 _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 92  18  libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783d9f7 _pthread_wqthread + 220  19  libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb77 start_wqthread + 15    Thread 4:  0   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb68 start_wqthread + 0    Thread 5:  0   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb68 start_wqthread + 0    Thread 6:: Dispatch queue: -[IDEExecutionEnvironment initWithWorkspaceArena:] (QOS: UNSPECIFIED)  0   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fff67780882 __psynch_cvwait + 10  1   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff67841425 _pthread_cond_wait + 698  2   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcc8ecb -[NSOperation waitUntilFinished] + 697  3   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fe5b270 __NSOPERATIONQUEUE_IS_WAITING_ON_AN_OPERATION__ + 17  4   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fd87df0 -[NSOperationQueue waitUntilAllOperationsAreFinished] + 229  5   com.apple.dt.IDEFoundation      0x000000010352738f __61-[IDEScheme _groupAndImposeDependenciesForOrderedOperations:]_block_invoke + 10  6   com.apple.dt.DVTFoundation      0x000000010280bf2d __DVTOPERATIONGROUP_CREATED_BY_CALLEE_IS_WAITING_ON_SUBOPERATIONS__ + 164  7   com.apple.dt.DVTFoundation      0x000000010280c196 -[DVTOperationGroup main] + 69  8   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb9981 __NSOPERATION_IS_INVOKING_MAIN__ + 17  9   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb8bb3 -[NSOperation start] + 722  10  com.apple.dt.DVTFoundation      0x000000010280c146 -[DVTOperationGroup start] + 113  11  com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb88d9 __NSOPERATIONQUEUE_IS_STARTING_AN_OPERATION__ + 17  12  com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb87a9 __NSOQSchedule_f + 182  13  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675ef2b9 _dispatch_block_async_invoke2 + 83  14  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e3658 _dispatch_client_callout + 8  15  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e5818 _dispatch_continuation_pop + 414  16  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e4f16 _dispatch_async_redirect_invoke + 703  17  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675f1957 _dispatch_root_queue_drain + 326  18  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675f2097 _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 92  19  libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783d9f7 _pthread_wqthread + 220  20  libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb77 start_wqthread + 15    Thread 7:  0   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb68 start_wqthread + 0    Thread 8:: Dispatch queue: NSOperationQueue 0x7fe80b4709b0 (QOS: UNSPECIFIED)  0   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fff67780882 __psynch_cvwait + 10  1   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff67841425 _pthread_cond_wait + 698  2   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcc8ecb -[NSOperation waitUntilFinished] + 697  3   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fe5b270 __NSOPERATIONQUEUE_IS_WAITING_ON_AN_OPERATION__ + 17  4   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fd87df0 -[NSOperationQueue waitUntilAllOperationsAreFinished] + 229  5   com.apple.dt.IDEFoundation      0x00000001035a0c2f __75-[IDEBuildOperationGroup initWithBuildOperations:otherOperations:buildLog:]_block_invoke + 10  6   com.apple.dt.DVTFoundation      0x000000010280bf2d __DVTOPERATIONGROUP_CREATED_BY_CALLEE_IS_WAITING_ON_SUBOPERATIONS__ + 164  7   com.apple.dt.DVTFoundation      0x000000010280c196 -[DVTOperationGroup main] + 69  8   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb9981 __NSOPERATION_IS_INVOKING_MAIN__ + 17  9   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb8bb3 -[NSOperation start] + 722  10  com.apple.dt.DVTFoundation      0x000000010280c146 -[DVTOperationGroup start] + 113  11  com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb88d9 __NSOPERATIONQUEUE_IS_STARTING_AN_OPERATION__ + 17  12  com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb87a9 __NSOQSchedule_f + 182  13  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675ef2b9 _dispatch_block_async_invoke2 + 83  14  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e3658 _dispatch_client_callout + 8  15  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e5818 _dispatch_continuation_pop + 414  16  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e4f16 _dispatch_async_redirect_invoke + 703  17  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675f1957 _dispatch_root_queue_drain + 326  18  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675f2097 _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 92  19  libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783d9f7 _pthread_wqthread + 220  20  libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb77 start_wqthread + 15    Thread 9:  0   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fff6777ddfa mach_msg_trap + 10  1   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fff6777e170 mach_msg + 60  2   com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff2d641f85 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 247  3   com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff2d640a52 __CFRunLoopRun + 1319  4   com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff2d63fece CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 462  5   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcd81c8 -[NSRunLoop(NSRunLoop) runMode:beforeDate:] + 212  6   com.apple.DTDeviceKitBase       0x000000011acd844e +[DTDKRemoteDeviceConnection startServiceBrowsers] + 204  7   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcd07a2 __NSThread__start__ + 1064  8   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff67841109 _pthread_start + 148  9   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb8b thread_start + 15    Thread 10:  0   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fff6777ddfa mach_msg_trap + 10  1   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fff6777e170 mach_msg + 60  2   com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff2d641f85 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 247  3   com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff2d640a52 __CFRunLoopRun + 1319  4   com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff2d63fece CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 462  5   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcd81c8 -[NSRunLoop(NSRunLoop) runMode:beforeDate:] + 212  6   com.apple.DTDeviceKitBase       0x000000011ace5f7d -[DTDKRemoteDeviceDataListener listenerThreadImplementation] + 636  7   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcd07a2 __NSThread__start__ + 1064  8   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff67841109 _pthread_start + 148  9   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb8b thread_start + 15    Thread 11:: com.apple.CFSocket.private  0   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fff677860fe __select + 10  1   com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff2d66ace3 __CFSocketManager + 641  2   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff67841109 _pthread_start + 148  3   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb8b thread_start + 15    Thread 12:: JavaScriptCore bmalloc scavenger  0   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fff67780882 __psynch_cvwait + 10  1   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff67841425 _pthread_cond_wait + 698  2   libc++.1.dylib                  0x00007fff64910592 std::__1::condition_variable::wait(std::__1::unique_lock<std::__1::mutex>&) + 18  3   com.apple.JavaScriptCore        0x00007fff31e3c224 void std::__1::condition_variable_any::wait<std::__1::unique_lock<bmalloc::Mutex> >(std::__1::unique_lock<bmalloc::Mutex>&) + 84  4   com.apple.JavaScriptCore        0x00007fff31e40a2b bmalloc::Scavenger::threadRunLoop() + 299  5   com.apple.JavaScriptCore        0x00007fff31e405f9 bmalloc::Scavenger::threadEntryPoint(bmalloc::Scavenger*) + 9  6   com.apple.JavaScriptCore        0x00007fff31e42cd7 void* std::__1::__thread_proxy<std::__1::tuple<std::__1::unique_ptr<std::__1::__thread_struct, std::__1::default_delete<std::__1::__thread_struct> >, void (*)(bmalloc::Scavenger*), bmalloc::Scavenger*> >(void*) + 39  7   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff67841109 _pthread_start + 148  8   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb8b thread_start + 15    Thread 13:: com.apple.NSEventThread  0   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fff6777ddfa mach_msg_trap + 10  1   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fff6777e170 mach_msg + 60  2   com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff2d641f85 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 247  3   com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff2d640a52 __CFRunLoopRun + 1319  4   com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff2d63fece CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 462  5   com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff2aa58144 _NSEventThread + 132  6   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff67841109 _pthread_start + 148  7   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb8b thread_start + 15    Thread 14:: Dispatch queue: NSOperationQueue 0x7fe80b46bfb0 (QOS: UNSPECIFIED)  0   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fff67780882 __psynch_cvwait + 10  1   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff67841425 _pthread_cond_wait + 698  2   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcc8ecb -[NSOperation waitUntilFinished] + 697  3   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fe5b270 __NSOPERATIONQUEUE_IS_WAITING_ON_AN_OPERATION__ + 17  4   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fd87df0 -[NSOperationQueue waitUntilAllOperationsAreFinished] + 229  5   com.apple.dt.IDEFoundation      0x00000001035a0c3b __75-[IDEBuildOperationGroup initWithBuildOperations:otherOperations:buildLog:]_block_invoke_2 + 10  6   com.apple.dt.DVTFoundation      0x000000010280bf2d __DVTOPERATIONGROUP_CREATED_BY_CALLEE_IS_WAITING_ON_SUBOPERATIONS__ + 164  7   com.apple.dt.DVTFoundation      0x000000010280c196 -[DVTOperationGroup main] + 69  8   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb9981 __NSOPERATION_IS_INVOKING_MAIN__ + 17  9   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb8bb3 -[NSOperation start] + 722  10  com.apple.dt.DVTFoundation      0x000000010280c146 -[DVTOperationGroup start] + 113  11  com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb88d9 __NSOPERATIONQUEUE_IS_STARTING_AN_OPERATION__ + 17  12  com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb87a9 __NSOQSchedule_f + 182  13  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675ef2b9 _dispatch_block_async_invoke2 + 83  14  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e3658 _dispatch_client_callout + 8  15  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e5818 _dispatch_continuation_pop + 414  16  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e4f16 _dispatch_async_redirect_invoke + 703  17  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675f1957 _dispatch_root_queue_drain + 326  18  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675f2097 _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 92  19  libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783d9f7 _pthread_wqthread + 220  20  libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb77 start_wqthread + 15    Thread 15:  0   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb68 start_wqthread + 0    Thread 16:: DYMobileDeviceManager  0   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fff6777ddfa mach_msg_trap + 10  1   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fff6777e170 mach_msg + 60  2   com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff2d641f85 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 247  3   com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff2d640a52 __CFRunLoopRun + 1319  4   com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff2d63fece CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 462  5   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcd81c8 -[NSRunLoop(NSRunLoop) runMode:beforeDate:] + 212  6   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fd8ac6f -[NSRunLoop(NSRunLoop) run] + 76  7   com.apple.GPUToolsMobileFoundation  0x00000001205245a9 -[DYMobileDeviceManager _deviceNotificationThread:] + 126  8   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcd07a2 __NSThread__start__ + 1064  9   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff67841109 _pthread_start + 148  10  libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb8b thread_start + 15    Thread 17:  0   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fff6777ddfa mach_msg_trap + 10  1   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fff6777e170 mach_msg + 60  2   com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff2d641f85 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 247  3   com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff2d640a52 __CFRunLoopRun + 1319  4   com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff2d63fece CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 462  5   com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff2d6c8519 CFRunLoopRun + 40  6   libSwiftPM.dylib                0x000000012479e146 closure #1 in FSEventStream.start() + 262  7   libSwiftPM.dylib                0x000000012461c7a2 closure #1 in Thread.init(task:) + 146  8   libSwiftPM.dylib                0x000000012461c8f9 thunk for @escaping @callee_guaranteed () -> () + 25  9   libSwiftPM.dylib                0x000000012461c8be @objc ThreadImpl.main() + 46  10  com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcd07a2 __NSThread__start__ + 1064  11  libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff67841109 _pthread_start + 148  12  libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb8b thread_start + 15    Thread 18:  0   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb68 start_wqthread + 0    Thread 19:: Dispatch queue: Working Copy Cached Location Queue (QOS: UTILITY)  0   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fff6777de36 semaphore_wait_trap + 10  1   libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e3aed _dispatch_sema4_wait + 16  2   libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e3fbf _dispatch_semaphore_wait_slow + 98  3   com.apple.dt.Xcode.DVTSourceControl 0x000000010f04d5d3 __52-[DVTSourceControlWorkingCopy updateCachedLocations]_block_invoke + 141  4   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb9ac5 __NSBLOCKOPERATION_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_BLOCK__ + 7  5   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb99e6 -[NSBlockOperation main] + 80  6   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb9981 __NSOPERATION_IS_INVOKING_MAIN__ + 17  7   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb8bb3 -[NSOperation start] + 722  8   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb88d9 __NSOPERATIONQUEUE_IS_STARTING_AN_OPERATION__ + 17  9   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb87a9 __NSOQSchedule_f + 182  10  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675ef2b9 _dispatch_block_async_invoke2 + 83  11  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e3658 _dispatch_client_callout + 8  12  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e5818 _dispatch_continuation_pop + 414  13  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e4f16 _dispatch_async_redirect_invoke + 703  14  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675f1957 _dispatch_root_queue_drain + 326  15  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675f2097 _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 92  16  libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783d9f7 _pthread_wqthread + 220  17  libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb77 start_wqthread + 15    Thread 20:  0   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb68 start_wqthread + 0    Thread 21:  0   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb68 start_wqthread + 0    Thread 22:  0   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb68 start_wqthread + 0    Thread 23:  0   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb68 start_wqthread + 0    Thread 24:  0   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb68 start_wqthread + 0    Thread 25:: Dispatch queue: IDE Source Control File Path Processesing Queue  0   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fff6777e672 __getattrlist + 10  1   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fc7caa7 _NSResolveSymlinksInPathUsingCache + 1009  2   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fc7c56b -[NSString(NSPathUtilities) _stringByResolvingSymlinksInPathUsingCache:] + 155  3   com.apple.dt.IDEFoundation      0x00000001035b7f30 __64-[IDESourceControlWorkspaceMonitor addWorkspaceFilePathToCheck:]_block_invoke + 280  4   com.apple.dt.DVTFoundation      0x00000001029803ba __DVT_CALLING_CLIENT_BLOCK__ + 7  5   com.apple.dt.DVTFoundation      0x0000000102981a92 __DVTDispatchAsync_block_invoke + 809  6   libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e26c4 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 12  7   libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e3658 _dispatch_client_callout + 8  8   libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e8c44 _dispatch_lane_serial_drain + 597  9   libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e95d6 _dispatch_lane_invoke + 363  10  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675f2c09 _dispatch_workloop_worker_thread + 596  11  libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783da3d _pthread_wqthread + 290  12  libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb77 start_wqthread + 15    Thread 26:: Dispatch queue: IDE Source Control Fetch File Reference Status Processing Queue (QOS: BACKGROUND)  0   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fff6777de4e semaphore_timedwait_trap + 10  1   libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e3b6b _dispatch_sema4_timedwait + 76  2   libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e3f97 _dispatch_semaphore_wait_slow + 58  3   com.apple.dt.IDEFoundation      0x000000010328dd79 __91-[IDESourceControlWorkingTree _updateStatus:forceAuthentication:workspace:completionBlock:]_block_invoke_2 + 807  4   com.apple.dt.DVTFoundation      0x0000000102952375 -[DVTOperation main] + 287  5   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb9981 __NSOPERATION_IS_INVOKING_MAIN__ + 17  6   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb8bb3 -[NSOperation start] + 722  7   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb88d9 __NSOPERATIONQUEUE_IS_STARTING_AN_OPERATION__ + 17  8   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb87a9 __NSOQSchedule_f + 182  9   libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e26c4 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 12  10  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e3658 _dispatch_client_callout + 8  11  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e5818 _dispatch_continuation_pop + 414  12  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e4f16 _dispatch_async_redirect_invoke + 703  13  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675f1957 _dispatch_root_queue_drain + 326  14  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675f2097 _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 92  15  libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783d9f7 _pthread_wqthread + 220  16  libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb77 start_wqthread + 15    Thread 27:  0   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb68 start_wqthread + 0    Thread 28 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: Diff queue for DVTDiffContext <0x7fe80b26e9a0>  0   com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff2d5cddcb __CFStrConvertBytesToUnicode + 23  1   com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff2d5d4633 _CFStringCheckAndGetCharacters + 128  2   com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff2d5d4594 -[__NSCFString getCharacters:range:] + 30  3   com.apple.dt.DVTFoundation      0x00000001027d05df __FNVHash_block_invoke + 229  4   com.apple.dt.DVTFoundation      0x00000001027d04bb FNVHash + 364  5   com.apple.dt.DVTFoundation      0x00000001027d001b -[DVTDiffContextOperation _buildDiffDescriptors] + 958  6   com.apple.dt.DVTFoundation      0x00000001027cf88e -[DVTDiffContextOperation main] + 734  7   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb9981 __NSOPERATION_IS_INVOKING_MAIN__ + 17  8   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb8bb3 -[NSOperation start] + 722  9   com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb88d9 __NSOPERATIONQUEUE_IS_STARTING_AN_OPERATION__ + 17  10  com.apple.Foundation            0x00007fff2fcb87a9 __NSOQSchedule_f + 182  11  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e26c4 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 12  12  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e3658 _dispatch_client_callout + 8  13  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e8c44 _dispatch_lane_serial_drain + 597  14  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675e95d6 _dispatch_lane_invoke + 363  15  libdispatch.dylib               0x00007fff675f2c09 _dispatch_workloop_worker_thread + 596  16  libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783da3d _pthread_wqthread + 290  17  libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb77 start_wqthread + 15    Thread 29:  0   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb68 start_wqthread + 0    Thread 30:  0   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb68 start_wqthread + 0    Thread 31:  0   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb68 start_wqthread + 0    Thread 32:  0   libsystem_pthread.dylib         0x00007fff6783cb68 start_wqthread + 0    Thread 28 crashed with X86 Thread State (64-bit):    rax: 0x00000000000132b0  rbx: 0x00007fe815500000  rcx: 0x0000000000000066  rdx: 0x0000000000117d76    rdi: 0x00007fe815500018  rsi: 0x00007000033d9aa0  rbp: 0x00007000033d9a70  rsp: 0x00007000033d9a68     r8: 0x00007fff84fc23a0   r9: 0x0000000000117d76  r10: 0x0000000000117d76  r11: 0x00007fff2d5d4576    r12: 0x00007fe815500000  r13: 0x0000000000117d76  r14: 0x00007fff7194908d  r15: 0x00007fe80d2859b0    rip: 0x00007fff2d5cddcb  rfl: 0x0000000000010206  cr2: 0x0000700003400000      Logical CPU:     6  Error Code:      0x00000006 (no mapping for user data write)  Trap Number:     14      Binary Images:         0x102666000 -        0x102668fff  com.apple.dt.Xcode (11.2.1 - 15526.1) <615B5CCD-2B93-3F76-826B-8205D032D0E1> /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/MacOS/Xcode         0x102671000 -        0x102699fff  com.apple.dt.DVTCocoaAdditionsKit (11.2.1 - 15513) <DBA5A0F1-54DE-3CC0-89EA-4E33075A0253> /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/SharedFrameworks/DVTCocoaAdditionsKit.framework/Versions/A/DVTCocoaAdditionsKit         0x1026c1000 -        0x102cc0ff7  com.apple.dt.DVTFoundation (11.2.1 - 15513) <E922EEB1-FDC0-3233-93DF-195446D2DAD4> /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/SharedFrameworks/DVTFoundation.framework/Versions/A/DVTFoundation         0x102f78000 -        0x10311ffff  com.apple.dt.DVTKit (11.2.1 - 15513) <A0941A35-13EC-32B0-8A09-4696E758480D> /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/SharedFrameworks/DVTKit.framework/Versions/A/DVTKit         0x10324b000 -        0x103b2ffff  com.apple.dt.IDEFoundation (11.2.1 - 15526.1) <42FBCB43-0A9E-3012-9270-6D42F08BCD14> /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Frameworks/IDEFoundation.framework/Versions/A/IDEFoundation         0x10422f000 -        0x104be3fff  com.apple.dt.IDEKit (11.2.1 - 15526.1) <D2BA1164-38BD-3373-8A09-17DDB8157E01> /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Frameworks/IDEKit.framework/Versions/A/IDEKit         0x10537e000 -        0x1053bdff3  com.apple.DebugSymbols (194 - 194) <9B2838A7-E292-3008-B7B0-4A4CCBA423F6> /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/SharedFrameworks/DebugSymbolsDT.framework/Versions/A/DebugSymbolsDT         0x1053df000 -        0x105465ffb  com.apple.CoreSymbolicationDT (11.2.1 - 64531.4) <340FC7F4-7582-38D1-BB9E-D05B0BE241C3> /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/SharedFrameworks/CoreSymbolicationDT.framework/Versions/A/CoreSymbolicationDT         0x1054b9000 -        0x1054b9ff7  com.apple.contentdelivery.ContentDeliveryServices (4.00 - 1181) <1C5E9577-E8B8-30FB-92DE-BB90F77EF40A> /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/SharedFrameworks/ContentDeliveryServices.framework/Versions/A/ContentDeliveryServices         0x1054c0000 -        0x1054e7ff3  com.apple.dt.instruments.DTXConnectionServices (11.2.1 - 64531.2) <56DECC43-6C08-3086-86CA-982830D32A5D> /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/SharedFrameworks/DTXConnectionServices.framework/Versions/A/DTXConnectionServices  

I tried to google and found this question https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34451126/xcode-crashes-on-launch and tried to delete DerivedData folder but this hasn't resolved the problem and it keeps crashing. I don't have admin credentials on my machine, so I'm severely limited in what I can change.

Do I have to reinstall XCode or is there any other solution or workaround?

Does Apple save a (hashed) version of my device passwords?

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 10:02 PM PDT

As earlier described in this question, I was asked today by my iPad to enter the user account password of my MacBook, and my MacBook later asked me to provide the passcode of my iPad. I'm specifically not talking about my iCloud password, the actual device passwords were requested and this behaviour is kind of known.

Now my question is: What happens to these passwords? Are they sent over to Apple? Are they used locally to decrypt something that has been encryted with that passcode?

So is Apple in possession of data that can be used to run brute-force attacks agains my device passwords? This would be totally against the idea of the T2-chip limiting brute-force attacks and I never agreed that such information is sent over to Apple and at no point was I informed about that. I'm not sharing my KeyChain with iCloud and do not wish to.

I couldn't find any exact information on that matter, anybody shedding some light on it is highly welcomed.

Sync with icloud doesn't work

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 09:05 PM PDT

The sync between icloud and my ipad and my mac doesn't, for all services (icloud drive, Ibooks...)

My mac is running Catalina 10.15.3 My ipad is running Ios 13.3.1

Nothing is sync on the devices but the data are available via icloud.com.

Here's what I tried:

  • Sign off and sign in from I cloud.
  • Restart many times
  • Kill the bird process and deleting the ~/Library/Application Support/CloudDocs as described here iCloud Drive Won't Sync on Mac

Thanks

Here are the bird logs (via brctl log):

ERR  2020-03-17 20:45:57.392+0100] Terminal[8466]  Failed getting container for URL: <private>, error: Error Domain=BRCloudDocsErrorDomain Code=7 UserInfo={NSDescription=<private>, NSFilePath=<private>  [note 2020-03-18 01:19:55.876+0100] revisiond[245]  Cache delete asked us to reclaim <private> with urgency 1  [note 2020-03-18 01:19:56.881+0100] revisiond[245]  Cache delete asked us to reclaim <private> with urgency 1  [note 2020-03-18 01:19:56.942+0100] revisiond[245]  Cache delete asked us to reclaim <private> with urgency 1  [note 2020-03-18 01:19:57.014+0100] revisiond[245]  Cache delete asked us to reclaim <private> with urgency 1  [WARN 2020-03-18 17:52:12.595+0100] revisiond[245]  This volume is runnning "<private>" which is not supported  [WARN 2020-03-18 17:52:12.595+0100] revisiond[245]  This volume is runnning "<private>" which is not supported  [CRIT 2020-03-18 18:51:36.306+0100] bird[583]  UNREACHABLE: can't open <private>  [ERR  2020-03-18 18:52:41.542+0100] com.apple.CloudDocs.MobileDocumentsFileProvider[22633]  can't find image with size <private> for <private>  [CRIT 2020-03-18 18:52:41.543+0100] com.apple.CloudDocs.MobileDocumentsFileProvider[22633]  Provider returned error from domain BRCloudDocsErrorDomain which is unsupported. Supported error domains are N  [note 2020-03-18 18:54:18.039+0100] revisiond[245]  device 1000015 had a metainfo file  [note 2020-03-18 18:54:19.197+0100] revisiond[245]  device 1000015 UUID matches metadata  [note 2020-03-18 18:54:19.214+0100] revisiond[245]  Quitting throttled mode on device 16777237  [note 2020-03-18 18:54:19.327+0100] revisiond[245]  Library on device 1000015, loaded status <private>  [ERR  2020-03-18 18:55:13.609+0100] Finder[550]  -[BRFrameworkContainerHelper br_capabilityToMoveFromURL:toNewParent:error:]: (passed to caller) error: Error Domain=BRCloudDocsErrorDomain Code=6 UserInf  [ERR  2020-03-18 18:55:16.531+0100] Finder[550]  -[BRFrameworkContainerHelper br_capabilityToMoveFromURL:toNewParent:error:]: (passed to caller) error: Error Domain=BRCloudDocsErrorDomain Code=6 UserInf  [CRIT 2020-03-18 18:55:25.728+0100] bird[583]  UNREACHABLE: can't open <private>  [ERR  2020-03-18 18:56:08.074+0100] Finder[550]  -[BRFrameworkContainerHelper br_capabilityToMoveFromURL:toNewParent:error:]: (passed to caller) error: Error Domain=BRCloudDocsErrorDomain Code=6 UserInf  [CRIT 2020-03-18 19:00:31.546+0100] bird[583]  UNREACHABLE: can't open <private>  [CRIT 2020-03-18 19:05:32.194+0100] bird[583]  UNREACHABLE: can't open <private>  [CRIT 2020-03-18 19:11:06.303+0100] bird[583]  UNREACHABLE: can't open <private>  [ERR  2020-03-18 19:15:50.197+0100] bird[583]  fts_read() failed for path <private> [2: No such file or directory]  [CRIT 2020-03-18 19:15:50.914+0100] bird[583]  UNREACHABLE: can't open <private>  [CRIT 2020-03-18 19:16:36.120+0100] bird[583]  UNREACHABLE: can't open <private>  [CRIT 2020-03-18 19:22:06.120+0100] bird[583]  UNREACHABLE: can't open <private>  [CRIT 2020-03-18 19:27:31.578+0100] bird[583]  UNREACHABLE: can't open <private>  [CRIT 2020-03-18 19:32:35.818+0100] bird[583]  UNREACHABLE: can't open <private>  [ERR  2020-03-18 19:36:13.390+0100] Finder[550]  -[BRFrameworkContainerHelper br_capabilityToMoveFromURL:toNewParent:error:]: (passed to caller) error: Error Domain=BRCloudDocsErrorDomain Code=6 UserInf  

Mac asking for username and password on starting up

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 10:58 PM PDT

I am running MacOS High Sierra on a Macbook air and this is the screen that usually comes up on booting. enter image description here The mac starts up after typing the right password. From yesterday after restarting, after typing the password on this screen, a new screen comes up asking for a username and password. This is new and has never happened before. The unusual screen looks like this enter image description here I have tried the username and password used in the previous screenshot but that doesnt seem to work. The wallpaper that comes up is mine hence I don't suspect a hard drive crash. Any solutions for this problem? How to go about this?

How to use youtube-dl --cookies

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 09:42 PM PDT

How do I use the --cookies option to youtube-dl to download a Youtube video? Can anyone provide a worked example of how to obtain the relevant cookies for Youtube and put it in the appropriate format for youtube-dl?

Context: I want to download a private Youtube video. For various reasons, the method of logging into my Google account is complicated and involves two-factor authentication and not supported by youtube-dl's existing command-line options. Therefore, it seems the best way is to log in manually in my browser, obtain the authentication cookies somehow, and use the --cookies option -- but I can't find a worked example of how to do this.

How to launch pf at startup?

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 10:59 PM PDT

I am looking for a pretty elegant way to launch the pf - a.k.a. Packet Filtering - process at startup. Using the launchctl or the pfctl commands, root privileges are required and so it is useless to add them into .bash_profile. Are there alternative solutions to this issue?

Can MacBooks run without a battery?

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 02:52 PM PDT

I have a MacBook Pro (2008). It is a secondary computer I rarely use, so it was easy to last that long with it.

Such a long lasting service turned me into an adept of Apple quality. I am looking forward to buy a new one except... nowadays the battery is harder to remove.

My concern is not "a replaceable battery", it is more of "a removable battery". As soon as the battery dies, I would like to keep using the laptop with a power cord. However I've seen all my batteries swelling and/or getting extremely hot. I might be paranoid, but in those cases I just wanted to remove the battery and keep using a good enough laptop.

Is this possible with new MacBooks? Can they work without a battery attached? Or can their batteries be ignored once they expire?

Why I cannot play M4A audio on iTunes, but I can play it on QuickTime?

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 06:23 PM PDT

I have some M4A audio files, that I can't play on iTunes (e.g. double click the file, and then iTunes fired up, the audio added to the library, but the play doesn't start. Tried double clicking on the audio on the library, still doesn't start the player).

But when I open them in QuickTime, QuickTime can play it. Why that happens? And what can I do about it so I can import those files to iTunes? Thanks.

App Store asking for other Apple ID when updating apps

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 11:15 PM PDT

My friend's mate reset his phone to prove him wrong about a situation and ever since then when he tries to update his apps it asks for his mom's iCloud password yet it says at the bottom of the App Store, iTunes and iCloud that it's signed into his account.

We have tried backing it up into his computer but that didn't help. What can be done?

How to get a "modern" emacs that runs in a terminal on os x lion?

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 10:45 PM PDT

I just installed Prompt on my iPad so I could possiby do some real work on my iMac via ssh. so far Mutt and Vim and emacs seemto work responsively enough for me. I've made a few tries at emacs before, but am essentially relearning it.

Of course the emacs that comes with Lion is 22.1.1. I installed the current emacs cocoa on my iMac, but it doesn't run in a terminal.

Is there a terminal version of 24 precompiled for OS X? Or is compiling it straightforward? So far I've had no need for Macports or Homebrew, and would prefer not to use them.

Change label on USB drive in OSX Terminal

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 10:45 PM PDT

I am trying to write a program in Python that will rename a USB drive (from the standard "USB DISK" to my custom "MYDISK").

However, I can't find any way to do this neither in Python nor in OSX Terminal. (I figured, if I can make it work in Terminal, I can simply use os.system("command") in Python).

The USB drive is a FAT32 formatted flash drive on filesystem /dev/disk2s1, and it is by default mounted on /Volumes/USB DISK

What I have tried so far: (from http://techbu.com/2009/06/28/renaming-usb-drive-labels-in-linux)

sudo umount /Volumes/USB\ DISK            ## Works fine  sudo mlabel -i /dev/disk2s1 ::MYDISK      ## Command not found!  

It seems that the "mlabel" command is not found in OSX Terminal. Is there an alternative?

Is there a way to get gnome-terminal on Lion?

Posted: 15 Aug 2021 10:45 PM PDT

Is there a port of gnome-terminal, or a way to compile it, or some other program that is typographically comparable, under Lion?

There is a typographic difference, and I can't duplicate it in Terminal; I can't even get Terminal to serve up anti-aliased text.

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