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  1. S

    macOS Photos drag & drop does not give you the original file

    I’m trying to understand whether this is intended behavior or simply very poor UX. I’m using Photos on macOS. When I select a photo and click Info, Photos clearly shows a file size of several megabytes. If I then drag that same photo from Photos into Telegram and explicitly send it as a...
    • spamabyss
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    • drag & drop macos photos
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: macOS
  2. teaneedz

    Is Tim Cook Gone Yet?

    Everyday I start my morning now asking this question? I pray a product person takes the helm soon. With the liquid glass UI fiasco, Siri AI debacle, software bugs, decline of UX, wasted new product efforts, why hasn't the board pushed him out already? Soon I hope. Sooner the better.
  3. IGHOR

    Parall - The Parallel App Launcher for macOS

    I built Parall, a macOS utility that lets you run multiple instances of the same Mac app side by side. It does this by generating lightweight native "shortcut apps" that behave like standalone apps, each with its own Dock icon, name, optional tray menu icon, configuration, and optional isolated...
    • IGHOR
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    • chrome instance macos menu parall parallel launcher plist profile shortcut tray
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  4. R

    Why is Safari such a slow browser compared to Chrome?

    I have been using Safari for like my whole life, and I have never seen it load websites so slowly as of 2026. Safari use to be the fastest browser in the world, but now it is clearly not. I have fast 200-300 Mbps WiFi, less than 20 ns latency, and a MacBook Air M2, and website still can like...
    • Red29359
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    • apple silicon macos safari
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: macOS
  5. goldmac2006

    OS X Any Mac Roblox gamers here ?

    Hey everyone, I noticed there aren’t as many Roblox players on this sub as I’d like, so I thought I’d create a thread here. I know many folks enjoy Roblox on their phones, like iPhones and iPads, but I mainly play it on my MacBook Pro. It’s got better performance, a better chip, and no...
    • goldmac2006
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    • mac mac games macbook macbook air macbook pro macos roblox roblox on m1
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac and PC Games
  6. jagooch

    Mac sleeps during file move in Finder

    Using Finder I trying to move about 10k files between folders on a network share, and since it takes so long, I step away from my computer to work on other things. When I return, the Mac has fallen asleep and maybe a few thousand files have moved, so I have to restart the move. Is there a...
    • jagooch
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    • finder macos sleep
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  7. nortonandreev

    Why the Same Bugs Reappear Across Apple Beta Cycles (An Engineering Perspective)

    I’m starting this thread to share some insight into a pattern many of us beta testers have noticed across Apple platforms—not just iOS, but macOS, watchOS, and others. Across multiple beta cycles, the same regressions often reappear even though they were fixed months earlier. For example, a bug...
  8. Z

    MacOS Keynote and iMovie buggy and out-dated?

    My setup: MBA M3, Sonoma 14.7.2, Keynote 14.4 (2025), iMovie 10.4.3 (2024) My goal is to create pages for a photo book AND use the same content as a movie with music background. I’m creating a series of “slides” in Keynote (eventually for pages in the book), exporting them as a movie, and...
  9. Q

    Is a Docker container the best solution to transfer software and tools over to a new machine?

    I have a Macbook Pro M1 14". I run VS Code, .Net Core, Angular, etc. SQL Server is hosted in Azure as well as the web servers for projects and the code is stored in Git. I want to buy a new MB Pro M5/M6 in the next couple of months when the new ones are released, but I'm reluctant to install...
  10. F

    Any way to prevent the "Incompatible disk" warning on dual boot MacOS?

    I would like to run Mojave (for some old 32-bit software) and Sequoia in dual boot on my iMac. I erased my drive and created two separate APFS containers and installed Mojave on the first one with no problems. Then I installed Sequoia on the second APFS container and it also works flawlessly...
    • ferencav
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    • apfs apfs container dual boot macos mojave sequoia
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: macOS
  11. T

    Argly - Remote Desktop - Connect to macOS desktop through iOS!

    I built Argly - Remote Desktop - the other weekend because I had a need to remote control my macos from my iPhone. At night, I did not want to lug my laptop into bed with me so I built this app to connect to my macos through my iphone [and would send prompts through cursor then deploy to my...
    • timnuwin
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    • alternative ios macos remote desktop teamviewer
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  12. pja2536

    Mac Mini M4 webcam/Continuity Camera problems

    I have recently returned to the "Mac fold"; I purchased a Mac mini M4. I've just got around to fitting a webcam. Using my iPhone 15 Plus as a Continuity Camera seemed the most logical option. I do have an old webcam from my several years ago that worked on my last Mac mini Intel. For the...
    • pja2536
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    • continuity camera macos webcam
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Mac mini
  13. thenickygee

    CopyConfirmed, a free, simple, and lightweight clipboard app.

    I created CopyConfirmed, a free, simple, and lightweight clipboard confirmation app. After coming across a couple posts where people were asking for a simple clipboard app that plays a sound when you copy something to the clipboard, I decided to create CopyConfirmed. I've always loved this...
  14. Astuces iOS

    BIG MAC VIRUS ON YOUTUBE BE AWARE !!

    Be aware because you could get hacked ! Actually on YouTube there is somebody who promoted a FAKE VERSION of the DynamicLake Pro app ! It's a YouTube ad and it looks like more than 600k of people looked at it ! 💀 The official app is not a virus but if you click on the link via YouTube, it...
  15. A

    Apple Silicon Mac Pro Use Cases

    Hi everyone, I’ve been wondering what sorts of uses the current Mac Pro exists to fulfill. I know it’s not as customizable/expandable as the Intel model, but that it still allows some measure of expansion (PCIe ports?). How can it be expanded? What sorts of modifications would people make, and...
  16. boluobn

    Tired of the same old Mac Launchpad? Give NovaPadGo a try.

    **NovaPadGo** is a powerful and beautifully designed application launcher for macOS, built with a strong focus on user experience. With its highly customizable interface, you can shape the look and feel exactly the way you like—sleek themes, smooth interactions, lightning-fast search, and...
    • boluobn
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    • #appstarter launchpad macos
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  17. michaelgavriel

    My theories on why Apple's software quality has degraded so much.

    The Haus of Apple OS: How a Thousand Paper cuts killed “It Just Works” There’s an old saying: Apple has money. They have more than enough money. But what money cannot buy—at least not directly—is time, discipline, and humility. And those are exactly what Apple’s operating systems are missing...
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    Mac won’t sleep or shut down due to persistent PreventUserIdleSystemSleep assertion — can’t find the cause

    I’m having an issue on macOS where my MacBook Air refuses to sleep or shut down properly. When I run: pmset -g assertions I consistently get a system-wide assertion: PreventUserIdleSystemSleep = 1 pid 119(powerd): "Powerd - Prevent sleep while dis play is on" No third-party audio drivers...
  19. miles8888

    Any using iOS/iPadOS 26, but still using Sequoia for macOS?

    I'm seriously hating what I've seen so far of LiquidGlass on macOS 26.2 To paraphrase some famous words "One giant step backward for Mac-kind" But as far as I can see the implementation on iOS and iPad is less-worse, and I want to upgrade my iPhone & iPad to take advantage of latest security...
  20. J

    Extracting diskarbitrationd and storagekitd from IPSW — possible?

    Hi all, I’m trying to dig into the internals of macOS and was wondering if anyone has experience extracting specific system daemons from an IPSW. In particular, I’m looking for diskarbitrationd and storagekitd from a macOS 26.x IPSW. I know IPSWs can be mounted and contain several payloads...
    • J4M3S704
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    • daemon ipsw macos
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
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