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  1. 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
    • Thread
    • finder macos sleep
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 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
    • Thread
    • apfs apfs container dual boot macos mojave sequoia
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: macOS
  6. 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
    • Thread
    • alternative ios macos remote desktop teamviewer
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  7. 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
    • Thread
    • continuity camera macos webcam
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Mac mini
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 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
    • Thread
    • #appstarter launchpad macos
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  12. 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...
  13. G

    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...
  14. 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...
  15. 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
    • Thread
    • daemon ipsw macos
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  16. J

    Mac OS 26 Is Utter Garbage and Apple Has truly lost its way....

    It's clear that the next generation of useless engineers are completely taking over those that built the iPhone and OS X, and it's a sad day. I have never thought I would say I would be installing garbage from Apple, but here it is. OS 26 Tahoa is truly garbage and an affront to what Jobs and...
  17. JirkaCink

    Finder is very slow in Select / Save As

    Hello, I need some advice. I’m using a Mac Studio M1 Max and after yesterday’s update to macOS Tahoe 26.1, Finder has started to lag significantly whenever I try to save or select a file through a dialog window. For example: in Illustrator I choose “Save As…”, the Finder dialog opens, and...
  18. R

    Super helpful tip: PDF technology on macOS (saving/editing PDFS)

    Saving pdf’s is easy: file->print->save as pdf (the button is on the bottom left hand side) Now you can open the PDF in Preview (this works on iPad too, works really well with a hardware keyboard) and click the box with the three dots and the pen, eventually you can type in text in the blue...
    • r_atkins
    • Thread
    • files macos pdf storage
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  19. Aquamite

    FaceTime Spatial Audio

    Ever since I bought my AirPods Max (USB-C) a few months ago I've been unable to get Spatial Audio with Head Tracking to work during FaceTime calls on my Mac computers (a Mac mini M2 and a MacBook Pro M3 Pro). Apple still lists Spatial Audio with Head Tracking as available during FaceTime calls...
  20. R

    Looking for macOS Download Manager That Auto-Sorts Files by Website & File Type

    Hi everyone, I'm trying to find a Mac app or method to automatically sort downloaded files into specific folders based on file typeand/or source website. Examples of what I'd like to do: Downloads from abc.com → ~/Downloads/abc Any PDF file → ~/Downloads/PDFs PDF files from def.com →...
    • rassm
    • Thread
    • automatation downloads macos utilities
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Mac Apps
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