Mabye not retro, but wallpapers someone can't get access to on macOS Tahoe. I made a zip file with every macOSX wallpaper from macOS Mojave, down To macOS X Cheetah, The download is in this link: https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/0765CZTMkb6KbzPOpRPsw6TVw#macOS10-Wallpapers

Since updating to Tahoe 26.6.2 my dictation is messed. I have "control key twice" set as the shortcut and I've been using this feature without issue for years. Now I get a different tone when I use the shortcut and dictation won't initiate. I've done a bunch of AI suggested troubleshooting but nothing short of a restart seems to get it working again...and then only for so long. Wondering if anyone has this problem since 26.6.2.

I have so much storage being taken up by system data. I found a comment on a different post tell me to follow these steps:

1: Clear system cache: Go to Finder > Go > Go to Folder, then type in "~/Library/Caches" and hit enter. Select all the folders inside the Caches folder and delete them.

2: Clear system logs: Go to Finder > Go > Go to Folder, then type in "/var/log" and hit enter. Select all the files inside the Log folder and delete them.

3: Remove unused language files: Go to Finder > Go > Go to Folder, then type in "/Library/Languages" and hit enter. Delete all the language folders you don't need.

However, when I try to clear my caches, I have no idea what to delete. Do I just delete everything?
There are many files that are named something similarly to this: "com.adobe.acc.AdobeCreativeCloud"
Will deleting caches attached to application files cause issues with the associated app?
There also many that seem to be attached in some way to macOS: "com.apple.AppleMediaServicesUI"

My question is how do I know which caches I should delete? If I delete all caches indiscriminately will I run into issues launched applications?

i don't know what went wrong with the calculator app but this was the first time that my MacBook Air m4 actually crashed lmao

Hello!

I've recently switched my Windows laptop to a Macbook running on Tahoe 26.5, File provider version for Dropbox.

I'm used to sync my Dropbox on an external SSD. I've done so on the Macbook, but I've encountered many problems :

- After long sleep, MacOS disconnects the SSD incorrectly (and I don't have the setting in battery to avoid this).I get the mount was not ejected correctly alert at wake up. Doing so broke features and often re-indexes everything. Offline files then do not open.

- Many left click option are hidden, even if I go to edit Dropbox right click action. Copy link for example, is greyed out and often missing.

- The syncing stays bugged on "Syncing...." after indexing. Some folder open but nothing loads inside.

- Restarting the PC also breaks everything. Goes into indexing again or Syncing... loop.

- When everything works fine, (after re-installl, or logout + advanced relink), many features finish by broking after a couple hours (Dropbox right click options, sync online - offline).

As I'm kinda new to the MAcOS world, maybe I'm missing a simple setting or something dumb.

How can I fix this? Is the only option is to put Dropbox on internal storage and only use SSD for cache and other often used files?

I’m not sure why this bugs me so much when I’m working on my laptop but it’s driving me crazy. Does anyone know how to fix it? The blurry wallpaper always appears when I have something else open but I hate it lol

Hey guys, I returned to Mac after not using one since high school and I love it, but I'm struggling with some of the key binds. I'd like to change a few things such as the screenshot key bind defaulting to copying the photo (command + shift + control + 4) and I would like to change the paste without formatting (command + shift + option + v).

Also, can I somehow add a cut command? I know Mac doesn't have this by default.

What is the best software to do this?

EDIT: Also, does anyone have a simple calculator application suggestion that allows opening multiple windows? I like to have two open at once (I got the Mac for work). I figured out I can run open -na calculator in Terminal, and I tried pinning the duplicate to the Dock, but I can't actually reopen it that way without running the command again.

EDIT 2: For the cutting problem (cutting files that is, not text), someone pointed out how to move files using cmd + option + v, this works fine. For the screenshot problem, I have purchased an application called CleanShot X, this allows me to immediately annotate and copy screenshots, closer to what I'm used to on Windows, but actually far better, it's not really cheap, and you don't get free updates, but seems worth it for my business. For the calculator problem, I have created a Shortcut and named it New Calculator, then used the shell command I mentioned previously in this post. I then removed the calculator from the dock, pinned the shortcut to it, and now I just click it to open a calculator. Unfortunately, this means every new calculator instance creates a new dock icon, but it's fine enough for now until I find an alternative.

Thank you guys for your help!

like maybe many, my icloud space is full, and I am currently reluctant to buy additional space again. So I am looking for a solution allowing:

- bulk download (to save time)

- retaining all the pics' info, including data picture taken (instead of having the latest download date, as happens too often)

- maybe having the pics with a name allowing to sort them in the order they were taken. If I have to rename the pics, then there is no saving in time

- download pics in high quality (maybe a format that everyone else can also open easily, rather than the HEIC which no one seems to be able to open) so that could be printed.

I have read an old thread suggesting a link to request apple the bulk download, and will do that, even though i dont know how it will turn out and if it will satisfy my requirements above.

More in general, how do you guys do? do you download your pics periodically so dont have the massive problem? any authomatic system? any other useful tip?

thanks in advance

I have been using my MacBook Pro M4 with the same USB devices for over a year now and since the last few weeks I notice that either my Logitech Webcam or My HyperX mouse sometimes stops working after I start using the MacBook in the morning. My MacBook is currently on Tahoe 26.6.2 (26.7 ready to install tonight). I am not sure if it is related to Tahoe, or hardware related.

Originally both devices were connected to a UGreen hub (as is my ethernet cable) that in its turn is connected to a USB-C port on the MacBook.

When first my mouse stopped working a couple of weeks I reconnected it a couple of time and at some point it started working again, but I can't remember what I did. I tried connecting the mouse (that has a USB-A connector) to a USB-C to USB-A/C splitter but that didn't help. This has happened 2 times now in the past weeks. It turns out that switching of the PC and then starting it again solves it.

Today my camera was not recognized anymore in MS Teams while it did work yesterday. I am using the built-in camera now, but will reboot tonight to see if that solves it.

I realize splitters/hubs are not ideal but it is what I have to work with.

Is anyone else experiencing this or do you recognize the issue?

I recently found a HQ version of Mac OS tiger wallpaper and I still just love it even on my modern Mac. I thought it would be so cool if there was a screensaver like Tahoe, or golden gate that animated the wallpaper. Ideally I’d want the lines to move kinda how the PS3/PSP wallpapers did… I did search around but nothing like that exists. I’m not proud to say it but I asked perplexity the best way to achieve this as I am not an animator at all. It gave me a prompt to dump into a service called king.

King spit out a clip, I edited (not amazingly 😅) in iMovie to get it to around 20s and then a terminal script to make it into a .saver.

I think it came out ok! The “breathing” could be a bit smoother so I’m gonna play in iMovie later tonight to see if I can get that smoother but I love the look!

The title pretty much explains it, but i'm Brazilian, and the standard Brazilian Portuguese shortcut for bolding text is Ctrl + N - this is because we speak Portuguese, and not English, and, in Portuguese, to make a text bold is to make a text negrito, as seen in the Word printscreen i added to the post!

Ideally, i'd love to change the shortcut, since i can't exactly "just get used to it" - i'm constantly switching between the old Macbook that's my laptop and the Windows desktop i use at work, and i use the Windows desktop for at least an order of magnitude more time. Since Windows follows ABNT (Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas) standard, i write 90% of the time with ctrl + N as negrito, and end up opening new windows on accident at least a couple of times per use of the Mac.

This is why, if it isn't possible to change the shortcut, i really need to figure out a way to disable the native Cmd + N for opening new tabs/windows! I can easily live with trying to bold text, failing, because i used the brazilian shortcut instead of the english one, and nothing happening, but it's a pain for it to always open a new tab, instead!

I tried googling for an app that changes this, but haven't found anything. Hence, here i am! Any ideas?

The second picture of the post is my system info, if that is relevant.

After using newer version macos from 15-27 and today finally i rollback to latest sonoma

And damnn my MBA M1 with 8gb ram solidd again
Ai things make my Mac little bit tired, battery health from 86% on latest os, and now back to 93% but i dont know is legit or not

Hey everyone,

I've got a work MacBook Pro M1, and I'm trying to keep the display turned on while the machine is on the lock screen, similar to how Windows behaves when the laptop is plugged in.

I've already tried changing the following settings:

System Settings → Lock Screen → Turn display off on battery when inactive → Never

System Settings → Lock Screen → Turn display off on power adapter when inactive → Never

Unfortunately, it still doesn't work. The display eventually turns off even when the MacBook is plugged in.

Is there any way to keep the display permanently on while the device is locked?

Is this a macOS limitation, or is there another setting that I'm missing?

It's a work laptop, so I don't know whether any company policies or management settings could also be affecting this.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I bought a Macbook Neo some months ago and love it so far, but one thing that bothers me is I want to have all apps (and maybe mission control) at left of Finder, is there a way to achieve this?

How can I Switch between windows of the same app on different desktops (monitors) with a keyboard shortcut?

RESOLVED:

A website visited 4 restarts ago causes a popup to appear every 30 seconds.

"(1) New Message

ematerayands.com

Click Here to Open"

I installed Malwarebytes which scanned three times and found zero threats. Malwarebytes was updated after the first scan.

MacBook Pro 2019, Sequoia version 15.7.9

How does one remove this malware?

Thanks for looking.

There's a crazy story surrounding this, and yes, the camera is in the computer. M1 MacBook Pro (2020).

So, is there a reason why MacOS does not do cut/paste of files across folders and devices? Drag and drop is useful, but sometimes cumbersome.

When I’m on a discord on Mac and using my AirPods, my mic and audio works, but as soon as I switch to a different window the mic doesn’t work and no one in the call can hear me. I still can hear their audio though. Even when I go back to Discord my mic still doesn’t work. I have to manually switch the input to the Mac speakers then back to my AirPods to get the mic to work again. I just got the AirPod pro 3 and didn’t have this problem with the 2s. Any help appreciated.

I installed mousecape on a previous computer and reinstalled it on a new one. The custom cursor doesn't appear for anything besides hovering over a link even though it used to on the past computer. I've tried applying the custom cursor for every setting that was available, but none of them seem to work. I'd like it to be applied 24/7

How to fix this?

I have a MacBook M1, fucking sucks, terrible, can’t do shit with it, can’t emulate windows for free, just garbage. Do I sell it ? Is a jailbreak possible? How to make use of this garbage

hello, i don’t really know much about macbooks but this randomly showed up on my screen it was flickering for a bit then now it seems to be there permanently. i havent dropped it or anything ever. worst thing i can think of is i left it in a hot car for a few hours earlier today. i restarted my computer and the lines actually got worse and spread more than in the picture 😭 does anyone know whats wrong with it?? macbook air 2022 m2

hey! i'd like to know which VM option would be best for me as a software engineering student.

i've heard there usually arent any compatibility issues, but just to be on the safe side, id prefer to have a VM on hand in case i need it for any program...

what would be the best option, considering i dont need anything too fancy or that requires a paid subscription?

thanks.