Most Popular
1500 questions
55
votes
6 answers
Mount Ext4 on El Capitan
I recently installed OS X 10.11 on my Mac.
I tried to read a SD card with an Ext4 partition which wasn't even shown in Disk Utility, although diskutil did show it as a Linux partition.
I can't seem to mount the partition (the mount command seems to…
Milliways
- 7,972
55
votes
2 answers
El Capitan: Appstore says "downloaded" and "there's been an error" (stuck)
In order to download El Capitan, I clicked the "download" button in the highlighted banner of the Appstore. The "busy" wheel began to spin in the upper left, and I thought to give it some time.
After a while (and rebooting) I noticed not much…
cptstarling
- 1,511
55
votes
2 answers
Unix "ln -s" command not permitted in OSX El Capitan Beta3
I was installing nodejs for Symphony when I hit an "Operation not permitted" error. Anyone know why this happened?
MacBook-Pro-de-XXX:~ XXX$ sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/node /usr/bin/node
Password:
ln: /usr/bin/node: Operation not permitted
Kurr0
- 653
55
votes
11 answers
How do I force iOS Reminders to sync?
Reminders on iOS is often out of sync with Reminders on my other devices and iCloud. How do I force it to sync?
orome
- 11,983
- 64
- 144
- 260
55
votes
7 answers
Bluetooth and WiFi interfering with one another since Yosemite
Note: The only thing that changed in my setup is installing Yosemite.
Since installing Yosemite, I'm having a somewhat peculiar problem: WiFi works fine, and BT works fine. But WiFi + BT working together at the same time is a different story.
I…
zerohedge
- 2,891
55
votes
5 answers
How can I bypass Activation Lock?
I bought a used iPhone 4. The previous owner re-set the phone, but did not remove the device from their iCloud. It is asking me for their iCloud information when I try to set-up the phone. I don't have contact with the previous owner anymore. Is…
Leanna Gray
- 551
- 1
- 4
- 3
54
votes
6 answers
what is com.apple.coresymbolicationd in caches?
Doing some cleanup on my Macbook Air with a 128GB SSD looking for big files to reduce the space used.
I found something named com.apple.coresymbolicationd that is 1GB in the /System/Library/Caches folder I don't recall seeing it before. Running…
REDGAR
- 709
54
votes
9 answers
Can I export my signature from Preview on one Mac and import it on another?
A follow on to this question about extracting the signature image. Is it possible to just copy the plist file containing the signature from one Mac to another? Is there a recommended method for exporting and import signatures from one Mac to another…
Ian C.
- 45,969
54
votes
17 answers
How do I lock the screen using a keyboard shortcut on OS X Mountain Lion with a Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000?
Title says it all: how do I lock the screen using a keyboard shortcut on OS X Mountain Lion with a Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000?
mattvonb
- 640
54
votes
4 answers
How do split panes in Terminal work?
I tried to open a split pane to run another command but instead it displays the same in both panes and I can only interact with one of them. I thought it would split the view so I could use the two panes independently like two windows.
I have the…
Kostas
- 774
54
votes
2 answers
What is the difference between a "sparse disk image" and a "sparse bundle disk image"?
What are the differences between sparse and sparse bundle disk images?
user588
54
votes
8 answers
Best way to copy all files, ignoring errors?
I have a partially corrupted HD that can not be repaired by Disk Utility, but which can be mounted read-only making the data on it accessible.
I am trying to copy all the recoverable contents onto a spare HD, but every method I try fails when an…
radven
- 1,487
54
votes
14 answers
Mouse settings don't retain in Logitech options
I have an Logitech MX Master mouse that comes with a program to adjust it's settings called Logitech Options. I use this to adjust the issue many people have a mac: you wanna scroll with trackpad the 'natural' way, but with the mouse wheel you want…
Herman
- 1,128
54
votes
3 answers
Are there any keyboard shortcuts to switch between tabs in terminal?
Are there any keyboard shortcuts to switch between tabs in terminal?
Joe
- 5,039
54
votes
3 answers
How to make root volume writeable again in Catalina?
After the installation of Catalina all User created folders from root are moved into a separate folder and the root folder is made readonly, containing only system default folders.
How is it possible to undo this and to make the root folder…
Stefan Papp
- 673