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data synchronization - Install downloaded 4th gen iPod firmware onto iPod using Mac Studio with Sonoma to sync with Apple Music - Ask Different
0 I know absolutely nothing about installing firmware onto devices and have been struggling for hours to get my Mac Studio to restore an old iPod Shuffle 4th gen I (regrettably) erased (yes... ouch...
How to Access Data from Late 2015 iMac SSD (Samsung MZ-JPV5120/0A6, 12+16-pin PCIe NVMe)? - Ask Different
I need to recover data from a Samsung MZ-JPV5120/0A6 SSD (12+16-pin PCIe NVMe, 512GB) from a Late 2015 iMac. It’s not detected despite multiple hardware attempts. Details: SSD: Apple proprietary 12...
command line - Terminal too locked down for day to day dev work in Ventura. How to fix without losing safe guards - Ask Different
I've just moved from Big Sur to Ventura. (Long story short, I was keeping on Big Sur due to compatibility issue with old software, and I've now moved to Ventura which is the highest my 2017 MBP i7 ...
ios - Why is my iPhone asking me to “please sign into your Apple account in Settings”? - Ask Different
I am already signed in to my Apple account on my iPhone. iCloud features are working, Apple Music and Apple News subscriptions are working. Yet I am getting a recurrent message popping up that says:
terminal - Why does my AppleScript keystroke command have a 9-second delay on my new 15-inch M3 MacBook Pro? - Ask Different
I recently upgraded my work computer to a 15-inch, 2024 M3 MacBook Pro running macOS 15.3.2 (24D81). I have a simple AppleScript that simulates a paste command: applescript Copy Edit tell applicati...
backup - "Could not fix UUIDs for APFS volumes" when trying to restore to an external disk while in recovery mode - Ask Different
I am trying to clone my 2016 Mac running Mojave 10.14.6 to an external disk. It runs for a good few hours and then eventually tells me that it failed because it "Could not fix UUIDs for APFS v...
ios - Microsoft Lens on iPhone hangs when pressing "Done" after scanning - how can I reach the upload menu where I can choose "OneDrive"? - Ask Different
I am using Microsoft Lens on my iPhone, and after scanning 100 photos, the app freezes when I press "Done": instead of opening the menu to choose where to upload the scans, the app shows a &
hard drive - Attempting to install Ubuntu Linux onto Macbook Pro, unable to boot into Linux - Ask Different
I attempted to install Ubuntu Linux 24.04.2 to an old 2007 Macbook Pro laptop that I have, but the Macbook wasn't recognizing the USB flash drive. So because the Macbook also was no longer able to
airport - On macOS, what other Computer Name exists, apart from "ComputerName", "HostName" and "LocalHostName" and how do I change it? - Ask Different
"AirPort Utility.app" on my MacBook Pro M1 Max (Sequoia) shows its ComputerName as "MacBookPro". On my MacBook Pro 2014 (Big Sur) it's correctly shown as "MBP-M1Max",...
security - Why is the option to require password after screen saver resetting itself? - Ask Different
I'm using a MacBook Pro 2024 with macOS Sequoia 15.3.2. I want it to ask for the password or Touch ID every time I close the lid. I configured the option Require password after screen saver begins or
keyboard - How to move up/down in spotlight without needing to move hands to arrow keys - Ask Different
It's very common that one can move up/down in lists/dropdowns by using ctrl+n/p. I'd love to be able to do this in spotlight but haven't been able to figure out how. Right now the only way to move up/
Emacs launched from the command line produces a message: "[IMKClient subclass]: chose IMKClient_Modern" - Ask Different
I launch Emacs from the command line (from either Terminal or XQuartz apps): /Applications/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/Emacs & When I click on the Emacs window, this message appears on the command