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    Remove items from "Notification" Settings Panel

    Hi everyone! It's been a long time since I last visited the forums - although I keep reading the news and rumours every day :) I've got a little macOS question, I've googled about it but can't seem to find the right answer. Yesterday I switched email clients, and after that I started...
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    On Google Chrome, cursor is a spinning wheel and takes forever, but I don't want to force quit

    I just turned on my macOS just to see my cursor being a spinning wheel on my Google Chrome window, but I have unsaved work on that window so I don't want to force quit. If I force quit, all my stuff will be gone forever, and I have to get them done by tomorrow morning. How do I get the cursor to...
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    MacOS Apple Music App - Playlist Sync with iPhone?

    Hi all, I have put my favorite radio stations in a playlist in the macOS Apple Music app. If I now sync my iPhone via the Finder app, and thereby also the music library, then this playlist unfortunately does not appear in the iPhone Apple Music app under Playlist. Is there anything I need to be...
    • migoelo
    • Thread
    • apple music ios macos playlist sync
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  4. semiraw

    Are the SSDs in the M2 Pro/Max also slow?

    Hi! A few months ago the news came out that the new Macbook M2 have a slower SSD than the M1. In the base model, because in the advanced ones it is not slower: https://www.macrumors.com/2022/06/26/base-m2-13-inch-macbook-pro-slower-ssd-speeds/ I would like to buy a Macbook 14" M2 Pro with...
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    Smart Mailbox Folder fails after 20 mailboxes

    A curious thing that I just noticed. When creating a smart mailbox folder in the Mail app (Mail 16.0 on Ventura 13.4), it completely fails when more than 20 smart mailboxes are added. Up to 20 it works great, showing the cumulative emails pulled from the smart mailboxes, but after 20 it...
    • leeuk321
    • Thread
    • macos mail mail 16.0 smart mailbox smart mailbox folder ventura ventura 13.4
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS Ventura (13)
  6. jent

    macOS pops up with OneDrive.app window every now and then

    I'm on macOS Monterrey 12.6.8. Every now and then for a second or two I see a Finder window pop up, I think related to the security settings, mentioning that it is checking OneDrive.app. I have Microsoft Office 365 installed but I don't personally use the OneDrive app (I very occasionally use...
    • jent
    • Thread
    • finder macos microsoft office onedrive
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  7. B S Magnet

    The curious little artifacts of a modern (major) macOS thread

    This thread probably shouldn’t even exist, but maybe it ought to. :) Have you run into quirks in macOS/OS X which hint at residual, surviving code from as far back as the Mac OS Classic days? :) I just found one! In High Sierra, importing images from a device in Image Capture (an application...
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    Third-Party Incremental Backup Software for MacOS

    Hi, Can anyone suggest a good third-party backup program for MacOS which supports fast incremental backup? I'm looking for a program which can operate in a matter so that I don't have to re-backup the entirety of a large database or large binary file when only a single part of it changes...
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    Macbook pro M2 to 4k LG monitor via usb-c stopped showing display

    New USB-C Macbook pro Version 13.5 Ventura Lg monitor: LG 38WN95C-W I did not see another thread similar to my issue so if its a repost I am sorry It was all working before. From M2 to Monitor using usb-c was working before. I did not use any dongle or hub to connect. Straight from M2 to...
    • champwolverine
    • Thread
    • 4k monitor display lgmonitor macbookpro macos usbc ventura 13.5
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  10. Gravydog316

    Google Chrome "insuffient permissions: while downloading?

    I am trying to download from Google Chrome (macOS 13) & i get the error "Failed - Insufficient Permissions" ...how do i fix this?
    • Gravydog316
    • Thread
    • downloads error issue macos problem
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  11. Gravydog316

    all video is now black/blank, except for ads...

    hi, so i didn't change anything, but now i have a black screen during playback of all website videos (the ads first load & play fine (of course!)... - audio is playing fine - captions & described video fine - tried on Firefox & Safari, & it's the same thing on both... - no ad blockers...
  12. PowerPCFan

    All Mac OS Versions Ever Released 2001-2023! (WikiPost)

    I thought I'd make a list of all Mac OS X versions ever released, so here it is. Please edit mistakes and add missing info. (I think I messed up some dates so check those :)) Feel free to make suggestions on things that should be added to this chart too! List of All OS X Versions Ever...
    • PowerPCFan
    • Thread
    • applesilicon intel macos macosx powerpc ventura wikipost
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: macOS
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    What is the best version of macOS for a mid-2012 MacBook Pro? Catalina vs. OpenCore.

    Hello everyone! I have a 13" MacBook Pro from mid-2012 (2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 dual-core; 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3) and I'm undecided on which macOS will be best. As the last natively compatible version is Catalina - a now-discontinued software, with no more security updates and some...
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    Finder drag to tab "not allowed" | yet another 13.5.0 bug

    Update #1 (screenrecording attached) Finder - list view = can drag ✅ Finder - column view = denied drag icon ❌
  15. CPmav

    Time Machine Question

    I'm hoping to move some of my large video files off of my Mac SSD and onto an external SSD. My question is regarding the behavior of Time Machine. I keep my backups on a second SSD strictly for Time Machine, and I'm curious if my backed up files will remain on my Time Machine SSD after deleting...
    • CPmav
    • Thread
    • macos ssd time machine
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: macOS
  16. EEzycade

    Time Machine not working: not enough space on the backup disk?

    I've had a Sandisk 500gb drive that I've used as a time machine backup drive for about 4 years. Recently, I upgraded to a 14" MBP w/ M1 Pro. Since using the new computer, Time Machine worked for some time then stopped working for some reason. It was also interesting that for a long time, I had...
    • EEzycade
    • Thread
    • backup macos sandisk time machine
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: macOS
  17. johnalan

    Being asked for a password by Network settings only on one Mac

    I'm using `Ventura 13.4.1 (c)`, on a number of Macs. All MacBook Pro laptops, I change my network settings regularly for work (DNS, etc). For some reason on one of the Macs I get this popup each time I even open network settings, without making a change, just by pressing "OK". I'm the owner...
  18. adamhall76

    No screen on macbook pro 16 after installing ventura beta 13.5

    I have a 2021 Apple MacBook Pro (16-inch, Apple M1 Pro chip with 10‑core CPU and 16‑core GPU, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) and after installing Ventura Version 13.5 Beta (22G5072a) I have no picture on my screen. I am able to work via an external monitor but can't get to the boot options on the external...
  19. aevan

    How's your battery life on PB Sonoma?

    Sonoma Public Beta is running smoothly and issue free for me, but I feel like maaaaybe the battery life took a hit on my M1 Pro MacBook Pro 16". I could be wrong, it could be just that I'm paying more attention to it. So, how is your battery life?
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    Virtualization Framework Improvements?

    Besides VM state handling and resizable desktops, has anyone noticed any differences/improvements with Apple‘s Virtualization Framework in macOS Sonoma?
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