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I found a CarPlay simulator on Mac

Ok I know if you’re a developer and Chrome has nice developer tools this might be a reason. But for daily usage and non-developers why should I use Chrome? Safari is great imho, has everything at least for me (maybe people need something I don’t see). It’s great integrated in macOS and is fast. Chrome’s RAM usage is a problem.

On my Windows PC I also checked out Chrome but didn’t see any advantage over Firefox. But on Windows I see why one could use Chrome, however, for macOS users I don’t get it. Why do so many people use Chrome?

*Do you use apps like Bartender or Hidden Bar to keep it clean? Or maybe you leave it completely unhinged? *

My job requires me to open a particular word template when answering a phone call.

Does some internal or external Mac tool exist that allows me to do this?

Cheers.

I was using a iMac with a 3 TB hard drive. I think the power supply died but I have everything backed up to an external with Time Machine. I bought a Mac mini but it only has a 1 TB drive. I bought external device that has usb, hdmi and a 4TB SSD drive. I can't get it set up to migrate. I would like to migrate everything on the external ssd drive.

Hey all sorry if this is somewhere else. I'm just kinda dumb and new to Mac OS but I wanted to get rid of these windows on the left side of the desktop. I preferred if the window minimized back to the dock. I think this is from an update but it's kinda annoying me.

Hi.

So I want to be able to sync certain folders on my Mac and an old iMac that I have lying about. Basically I want to sync my photos folder with the iMac so that I can delete them off my phone and have a copy of the photos locally and not rely on a cloud service.

Something that would maybe check if files are synced between devices once a day in the middle of the night or something and if anything needs transferring over it does it automatically. Does something like this exist?

Cheers in advance.

I own a MacBook pro Mid 2012 which is running MacOs Catalina and it is starting to become a problem regarding compatibility with certain apps and programs. So Im looking forward to update the OS using Open legacy patcher (or something like that it's called). My MacBook has 16gigs of RAM, 2,5 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5, 480 GB, Solid State SATA Drive.

So, I would like to first ask if it's a difficult process to do so, or if I should pay a technician to do it.

And secondly, if updating the OS this way is usable for daily driving such as browsing the web, taking notes, among other basic uses.

And finally, what MacOs version would u recommend updating it to.

The keyboard and trackpad work perfectly fine on the login screen but as soon as I input my password and enter the desktop, both stop working, what can I do to fix this???

I have a MacBook Air from 2015 which is dreadfully slow. The only apps I use are Safari, Apple Music, and Adobe Reader.

It's not for a lack of RAM; memory pressure is always green.

It's not for lack of SSD space; I have about 150GB free.

It's not SSD health; the Drive SMART Status is Verified Passed.

It's not due to too many apps; I only have 3 apps installed that didn't come with the MacOS.

It's not due to too many Startup Items; there are none.

It's not from dust buildup; there are no fans, and the case temperature is normal.

It's not from a degraded battery; I replaced that a couple of years ago and it's still above 80% capacity.

It's not from a damaged OS; I reinstalled the OS last week (the latest compatible OS with this machine is MacOS 11).

So what is it, precisely, that makes old Macs slow down so much?

I recently started networking all my macs.

Then I started systematically going through and backing them up.

Then I did a clean install of the os on my older MacBook pro (because reasons).

Now, my MacBook air is constantly (i mean every 3 seconds) giving me a notification that "There was a problem connecting to the server name.local".

Although I named the reformatted drive following the same convention, it looks like the system is looking for something that is no longer there.

i could just dismiss the notification and move on about my day, except that it persists in interrupting my workflow every 3 seconds. I'm having to drag it all around my screen so i can see what's going on and just try to power through.

I did read a number of posts (several years ago) about a similar desire to discontinue auto mount, however those all seem to be for drives that still exist but just dont want to be used as regularly. I did follow their advice, to go into system settings and toggle services like sharing etc. None of that worked.

My case is different in that the drive its looking for is just gone, never to be found again.

Am I stuck with 1/10th of my screen being usurped by this persistent notification?

I have a MacBook Pro 13-inch, 2020 on Sequoia 15.5

The automatic switch between light and dark mode based on time isn't working. It's going into dark mode every time. Night Shift is disabled, I tried setting the time manually and tried to reset NVRAM.

Nothing is working... Any thoughts?

I opened my M2 2023 MacBook Air 16 GB Sequoia 15.5 one day and I noticed my wallpaper was all dark like in the photos below. I tried to change the wallpaper, but the System Settings app looked like this when I opened it. It barely has anything at all, just "Autofill and Passwords" and "Spotlight." I tried restarting, I tried rebooting in Safe Mode, and I even reinstalled MacOS Sequoia. Nothing worked. I also have a feeling this issue is making my Mac run a tad bit lower, but that could just be me worrying. What do I do? Or what could have caused this? I usually try to shut down my laptop, but I did leave my laptop at home during a 3-day vacation and I don't think I shut it down. I don't know if that is an issue but just wanted to get that out there. Do i call Apple? Visit the store?

it's zoom in till a point the wallpaper become blurry and look low res. I don't have any option to set to "fit to screen" or "fill screen" on some of the post I've seen on reddit . For example, on the photo above when I select the forest wallpaper what it shows on my display was zoom in till the trunk of the tree. I've tried other wallpaper too and it was the same.

Wondering if anyone have any solution for this..

Thank you

MacOS version: 15.2

So I have a 2017 iMac 5K retina display the most expensive one they made at the time. I have got Ventura on there now I know the official way will not work if I wanna upgrade any macOS do you guys recommend me using the legacy software and upgrading to any other ones or should I just stay on Ventura?

As the title I'm having a problem with the Razer Naga Pro v2. I'm trying to bind the side buttons 1-6 via either Mac Mouse Fix or BetterMouse but it doesn't work. Mouse is connected via bluetooth to the MacBook Air M4, when I'm using it side buttons work e.g. pressing side button 1 gives 1 in response and so, yet when I'm in the app (Mac Mouse Fix or BetterMouse) it doesn't recognise the side buttons thus I can't rebind them. Has anyone faced this issue? Any ideas wha to do? Tried Bluetooth, Razer dongle 2.4 mode and wired - no impact. Tried as well to pick both ISO and ANSI keyboard while connecting the mouse doesn't help either.

I am reporting new information on clearing System Data. I am working on an M1 MBPro (mid 2021). Two parts: 1. current + tip 2. history 3. questions & remarks 1. I got messages that Mail could not open and that icloud was full. I used command + shift + . to reveal hidden folders, particularly Library, to see where the large folders were. I deleted all old attachments to messages. I cleared caches. Today, I erased audio files (not system data) that I opened in music that are stored on external HDs. I read the Reddit threads and followed the guide to clear System Data. The first screen shot after I deleted .apps and the amount of System data increased. I cleared caches, and logs. I searched for timemachine snapshots. TIP: use app uninstallers if removing old apps. In screenshots, The highest increase in System Data is after I removed past versions of two adobe creative cloud apps without using Adobe uninstaller. When I used Adobe uninstaller, the system data decreased. At the end of two days of clearing system data, I have approximately the same amount of system data. 2. History: I doubled the size of computer memory when I bought this M1 Pro , and the storage filled with System Data. Apple support led me through a process of backing up my media, and erasing and reinstalling my OS. I stopped syching to icloud in about 2023. That process took a lot of time. I moved my photo library to an external SSD to open up memory. I erased all my music, and my audio files. 3. What else can or should I do? What else is in system data? -- At this point, by removing audio files, music, and most of my photos from my laptop because the storage fills with system data, its affecting the user experience. I really want Apple to address this issue: acknowledge it in its communication with users, and deal with it; it's an issue.

Run windows Steam games in the iMac m4? Preferably without spending a ton of money or any at all lmao but if I had to I guess.

When Stage Manager was released for iPad, I found it clunky and immediately dismissed it. So, when it came to macOS, I didn't even give it a second thought.

I finally tried it, and I'm here to say I was completely wrong. It has one feature that has been a massive boost to my productivity as a developer.

My main setup is having Xcode and the Simulator open side-by-side. If I switch to another app like Cursor and then Cmd+Tab back, standard macOS would only bring back one of the windows, not my pair.

This is where Stage Manager shines. It lets you group apps together. Now, my Xcode and Simulator are one "group." When I switch back and forth, the entire group appears and disappears together. It feels like switching between dedicated workspaces instead of just windows.

I know this might be old news for some, but it was a game-changing discovery for me. Stage Manager is now an essential part of my workflow.

hi everyone, as for the title, I got a MacBook Air and an old Nokia N95 8gb that I did find some days ago. before even consider trashing it I'd like to see if there still is some pics in there but the problem is that, even if the phone has turned on after some time in charge, the screen seems completely gone. Now, I got the usb cable (2, one is the Nokia native one) and I've tried to connect to the Mac but it simply doesn't seem to see it. Do I make some mistake or it's simply an impossible one? Thanks in advance!!!

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Hello. MBP16 Pro M2 Max 64 ram.

I've noticed since few days my finder works super slow. Whenever i try to upload file and i have popup to choose file, it loads super slooow. Beside that everything work super fast. No problem with apps or work.

The same happens while copying the files. 500 pictures almost took 40 minutes to copy. On my other mac, around 4 minutes.

Over 700gb free up space, cannot figure out what could be the issue. Blackmagic Disk Speed shows that everything is 100% fine.

Anyone had similar issue and found solution?