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  1. Spooner83

    How do I screen record audio from MacBook only and not background room noise?

    I have my internal microphone selected when I screen record my music production to make tutorial but I still get background noise from the room. How do I only record the audio from my MacBook when screen recording my sessions? Thanks
  2. DThompson55

    Package Installer breaks in Catalina 10.15.1

    After cleanly installing the 10.15.1 upgrade the other day I found I can no longer install new software packages. That is, anything that uses package installer, any files with .pkg extension, just hang with rainbow twirly. Where might I find a fix for this or more information? googling the the...
  3. C

    Uninstallation of Xtrafinder for MacOS Catalina

    Hi i am having trouble uninstalling xtrafinder under Macos catalina, emailed the support but to no avail. it is stated in the installer: To uninstall XtraFinder: Disable System Integrity Protection Delete XtraFinderPlugins.bundle from directory...
    • Cardsnk
    • Thread
    • catalina macoscatalina xtrafinder
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  4. trumpetmercenary

    Latest Catalina beta breaks Wikipedia functionality in Dictionary?

    I just updated to 10.15.2 Beta (19C32e) on both of my Macs and Wikipedia articles no longer load in Dictionary. Does anyone else have this problem?
  5. B

    Software and hardware frustrations adding up fast, HELP

    I was in the Apple ecosystem pretty much my whole life up until 2018 when my beloved 2011 iMac 27" died due to a failed GPU. Since then, I've been all in PC (Windows 10) for all my computing needs but I recently happened upon a Mac Mini 2014 (it was headed for the dumpster of all places, and I...
  6. Kes.Siebring

    Finder bug : can not open/copy/move files

    Running the latest Catalina (fresh install) on iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017). At some random point of time I'm no longer able to open or copy/move any file : When I try to open any file a get an error dialog message saying that <filename> can not be opened. Error log shows that...
  7. R

    Apple Arcade not working for one account on Mac

    I am running Catalina on a 2014 iMac. I am signed up to Apple arcade and it works for myself on the Apple TV, iPad and iPhone. However, on my iMac, I am able to download the Games but they will not play under my account. However they work for my family if they log onto the same Mac. I am an...
  8. MadXD

    Help! Hidden Space rapidly taking over on macOS 10.15.1

    Two days ago, my MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017; macOS 10.15.1 Catalina) told me it was out of storage space. With a 500GB SSD, free space had dropped to 90 MB without me adding any files of significant size. First step: Purge I proceeded to scan through and remove unnecessary files, clearing about...
  9. ColdShadow

    Downgrade from Catalina to Mojave

    Is there any way to install Mojave after installing the horrible Catalina 10.15.1? My Macbook gets really hot and there is slowdown with Safari and I just had enough.
  10. coach_ditka

    Catalina + MS Office 16.30 + 2015 MBP

    Posting to share my experience with Catalina 10.15.1 on my 2015 rMBP 2.5/512GB/AMD Radeon M370X. Decided to do a clean install, so I made my USB stick, backed everything up, booted to recovery mode and erased the drive and did the install. Entire process was about 45 minutes and trouble free...
  11. X

    RIGHTS issue with SMB access from Catalina to Mojave Disk

    Hey, Since I have updated my 2012 MacBook Air to Catalina (latest version) I have sometimes no access to a network shared Disk on my Mac Pro 5,1 with latest version of Mojave - other shared disks on the same computer like Macintosh SSD (Mac Pro System Disk), TimeMachine Backups can be mounted...
    • xserveLuke
    • Thread
    • access catalina file mac os mojave network sharing smb
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Networking
  12. M

    Catalina Apple Photos editing broken? Cannot Start Editing, Photos cannot load adjustments

    Whenever I try to edit a photo in Apple Photos in Catalina, I get the following error pop up and then editing doesn't work (save doesnt save etc). This message sometimes pops up once per photo or sometimes tens of times. - Catalina 10.15.1 fresh install (same error on dosdude patched 2011 Mac...
  13. P

    Are iVolume adjustments made in iTunes active in Apple Music?

    The songs in my iTunes library have been adjusted with iVolume in OS Mojave. When I use Apple Music in OS Catalina on a new MacBook will the adjustments made in iTunes be active on the songs in my Apple Music library? Thank you.
  14. Sirious

    Can't eject drives as normal

    Hey all, I'm having an issue with Catalina and using USB flash drives. When I have finished my work, I quit all apps and go to eject it as normal (drag to Bin etc) and usually this works. However since updating to Catalina, I am being FORCED to click 'Force Eject' because apparently an app is...
  15. T

    Dosdude OSX upgrade to Catalina Grey & Blue Screen

    I have an issue with installing OSX Mojave from @dosdude1 on some of my computers. I am a reseller so I deal with a lot of computers. This has only happened to a few but I haven't been able to reinstall a OS on the computer after accidentally ending the update abruptly. I had a couple turn off...
  16. E

    Last opened windows open again after reboot Mac OS without having indicated this when closing.

    I have something strange at Catalina, and only since I install this new OS and it never happend before with other Mac OS versions. I always close all my windows of my programs that are open when I close my Mac for example, Mail, Twitter app and Firefox, but after a reboot those programs open...
  17. V

    Preview app - search is broken

    Search is broken for PDF documents in Preview app, when interring more then 3-5 chars https://feedbackassistant.apple.com/feedback/7362599
  18. P

    Why can't I download the macOS Catalina upgrade?

    I am trying to download Catalina on a brand new MacBook Pro that I received with Mojave preinstalled. Every time I try to download the Catalina upgrade at some point I get a message stating: "An error occurred while installing selected updates. The network connection was lost." I do not see a...
  19. !!!

    Can I buy a new Mac mini and install Mojave on it?

    Thinking about buying a new Mac mini, to replace my one from 2011. However, I'd need to install Mojave since some of the programs I use don't support 64-bit, plus I need to clean up my iTunes library a lot before I switch to the new media apps. Anyone know if it's possible to buy a Mac mini...
    • !!!
    • Thread
    • buy catalina downgrade mojave
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: Mac mini
  20. C

    How to find what wake up my Mac with Catalina

    Dear all after a clean installof Catalina at the moment the only problem I have is about my mac that wake up randomly. I have handoff turned off, wake on network access off, wake by Bluetooth devices off. How do I check the log about wake up? I can’t find any entry using the command I find on...
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