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TotalSpace3, Apple please wake-up!
Apple Please! Since your last OS update the most useful software on Mac: TotalSpace3 stopped working. TotalSpace brings the ability to navigate in the spaces through a grid of multiple 2D spaces (like it was 10+ years ago on Mac). Since TotalSpace is not working anymore (and exists and work on Linux) it became less interesting using a Mac... I can't believe that no one at Apple is using TotalSpace ?! It's just impossible to work on a Mac without it !? Navigating with the native Apple horizontal space means that we have to click (and wait 5 seconds) to navigate between space 01 to space 10... Are you serious at Apple ?! only my Grand'ma navigate into spaces with the Apple native interface... With TotalSpace, we can (could) swipe with 4-fingers on the trackpad and change of spaces in two dimensions (01 > 10 in half of a second). IT'S VITAL for people who are intensively using their mac. Ex: [01][02][03] [04][05][06] [07][08][09] You're digging your grave! Developers: who were all (the good ones) using TotalSpace will move to Linux without it, as it became impossible to use a Mac without it...
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Oct ’23
searchpartyd runaway energy/CPU usage
I'm having an issue with Sonoma beta 4. It's been present in all of the Sonoma betas thus far, but it seems to be getting worse. The "searchpartyd" process keeps spinning up and taking an enormous amount of CPU and energy. This happens while on battery and also on power. I've collected spindumps and all the data I can and filed a bug report with Apple. So far, no response. Has anyone else experienced this? In console.log, I see that it is complaining quite vividly about "BeaconStoreActor" issues: No BeaconStoreActor available! Unable to get BeaconStoreActor! I suspect it is an issue with FindMy and possibly an AirTag, but there's quite little to go on.
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Sep ’23
Cannot use `arch -x86_64 zsh` and install Game Porting Toolkit
Hi! I'm using MacOS Sonoma v14.0 on MacBook M1. But currently I cannot install Game Porting Toolkit. Could you help me please to fix this problem? ❯ softwareupdate --install-rosetta --agree-to-license By using the agreetolicense option, you are agreeing that you have run this tool with the license only option and have read and agreed to the terms. If you do not agree, press CTRL-C and cancel this process immediately. 2023-09-26 22:30:56.440 softwareupdate[6923:59484] Package Authoring Error: 042-54922: Package reference com.apple.pkg.RosettaUpdateAuto is missing installKBytes attribute Install of Rosetta 2 finished successfully ❯ arch -x86_64 zsh arch: posix_spawnp: zsh: Bad CPU type in executable I also tried to update Rosetta from /System/Library/CoreServices/Rosetta 2 Updater
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Sep ’23
Guest user not added by me
Hi everyone, I've encountered a problem. I saw that I have 400GB or more of system data and found a Guest User that I didn't add but I can't remove it. Anyone who could give me a hand? I have a 2020 MacBook Air M1 running beta version 14.0 (23A5337a)
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Sep ’23
I need VM to install kali linux and windows
HI, I have a small question please, I bought a MacBook Pro m2, and I am trying to Download vm to install Kali Linux and Windows for my university but all the VM in the market are too bad to lunch Kali or Windows, so please give me a solution to do Why did you guys remove the Bootcamp from the M CHIP without solving it with new technologies?
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Sep ’23
Copying issue in Mojave
I have a weird issue in an old Mojave based MacBook. The HD drives in the MacBook are 2 SSD. Second drive has replaced the DVD drive. The filesystem on both drives are APFS. Root volume is called MacBook SSD and second volume is called data. Now, If I am in Data volume. I can create folders and copy data from other folders into any other folders within the data volume. Likewise, when I am on the desktop, Documents etc. I can copy files between folders. Problem is arising, when I copy contents from a folder in my root volume into the data volume. It pops up an -36 error and the copying is painfully slow. Likewise, if I attached a USB HD and copy any content from my external HD to /volume/data, it gives me the same -36 error. But if I copy a folder from /volume/data and paste it into my Ext HD, there is no issue. So the issue is between inter drives. I tried the dot_clean /volume/data/any folder name/ in the Terminal and no effect. I am using windows to type this post and so cant remember the exact words of the error. I remember, the error also mentioned something about ds_store and -36 error number. This happens with all folders. I am unable to copy folders from Root volume to Data vol and vice versa. Any suggestion?? Many thanks in advance Cheers
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Sep ’23
Need help fixing Mac game submission rejection related to windowed mode
Hi there, My Mac game submission was rejected for the following reason and a screenshot is also provided in the message: "Guideline 4.0 - Design We noticed an issue with your app's user interface that contributes to a lower-quality user experience than App Store users expect. Specifically, we found that the content is displayed behind the macOS dock when users changes to Windowed mode. (see screenshot) Next Steps Please revise how windows function in your app so that content properly formats when adjusting the window's size. Resources To learn more about App Store design requirements, see App Store Review Guideline 4 - Design. Learn more about designing for macOS in the Human Interface Guidelines." How to fix this?
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Aug ’23
MacBook Pro provisioning UDID on macOS Ventura shows as iPod when registering
The provisioning UDID of my MacBook Pro with an M2 Max processor registers as an iPod in the devices section of my developer account. Because of that, I cannot test my macOS apps on this device, reducing it to a brick as long as macOS development is considered. Has anyone encountered such an error? I believe the UDID is fixed, so with more Apple silicon devices, we may start seeing these kind of bugs unless Apple does something to remedy the issue.
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Aug ’23
[Kernel Panic] Macbook M1 HDMI Port Crash
I am using a Macbook M1, 14 inch, 2021 model: 16GB memory, 8 cores, running Ventura 13.5. I have hooked it up to a DELL U2414H monitor as a main display via a HDMI cable. Every few hours of use and seemingly at random, the kernel panics and restarts my computer. Upon restarting, the attached crash report appears. I cannot make out anything from the crash report except that it is related to my Apple HDMI port. Software enhancements may take a few weeks or months, and that is fine. But repeated crashes? That is unacceptable, especially from Apple. I am a student and I can't begin to imagine the chaos that will ensue if my entire system crashes in the midst of an online examination. I have repeatedly sent the crash reports to the Apple development team since they began happening, but none of the software updates seem to address this problem. I am thus trying the developer forums for a solution. Please assist me in my problem. Thank you. 1st Part - Panic Log 2nd Part Panic Log I am not able to upload any further text logs of the 1,500,000 character panic log as text files as the forum post is literally giving me errors in posting them. The text logs represent approximately 400,000 characters of the panic log. Below is attached an image of what the error message looks like upon encountering the kernel panic and having the system restarted. Appreciate any help, thanks.
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Aug ’23
How to determine which devices your app is running on
hello. I'm stuck with a certain problem. My app is for iPhone, iPad and mac (Designed for iPad). It supports three devices. I want to distinguish when it runs on a mac. I used UIDevice.current.userInterfaceIdiom, but it is not differentiated by mac, but by pad. How can I tell if it's a mac?
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Oct ’23
MacBook Air 2022 (M2) heats up
It's been 6 months since I am using this MacBook. This morning I updated to OS Sonoma. Consequently, I had to update my Xcode as well. It came to my notice that it's heating more than normal. I am confused if it is because of new OS or heavy latest Xcode. What to do?
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Oct ’23
TotalSpace3, Apple please wake-up!
Apple Please! Since your last OS update the most useful software on Mac: TotalSpace3 stopped working. TotalSpace brings the ability to navigate in the spaces through a grid of multiple 2D spaces (like it was 10+ years ago on Mac). Since TotalSpace is not working anymore (and exists and work on Linux) it became less interesting using a Mac... I can't believe that no one at Apple is using TotalSpace ?! It's just impossible to work on a Mac without it !? Navigating with the native Apple horizontal space means that we have to click (and wait 5 seconds) to navigate between space 01 to space 10... Are you serious at Apple ?! only my Grand'ma navigate into spaces with the Apple native interface... With TotalSpace, we can (could) swipe with 4-fingers on the trackpad and change of spaces in two dimensions (01 > 10 in half of a second). IT'S VITAL for people who are intensively using their mac. Ex: [01][02][03] [04][05][06] [07][08][09] You're digging your grave! Developers: who were all (the good ones) using TotalSpace will move to Linux without it, as it became impossible to use a Mac without it...
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Oct ’23
My favorite Screensaver Drift is not Working in My MBP 16 m2 Pro
My Macbook Pro 16 (newly unboxed and upgraded to Sonoma) does not show my favorite screensaver Drift. I assume an OS bug?
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Oct ’23
DisplayPort(DP) to USB-C Monitor is not Working in iMAC 2019 Intel after update macOS14 Sonoma
DisplayPort(DP) to USB-C Monitor is not Working in iMAC 2019 Intel after update macOS14 Sonoma I used it before update. It was completly ok. but after update OS. 13 to 14. It never work.
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Oct ’23
searchpartyd runaway energy/CPU usage
I'm having an issue with Sonoma beta 4. It's been present in all of the Sonoma betas thus far, but it seems to be getting worse. The "searchpartyd" process keeps spinning up and taking an enormous amount of CPU and energy. This happens while on battery and also on power. I've collected spindumps and all the data I can and filed a bug report with Apple. So far, no response. Has anyone else experienced this? In console.log, I see that it is complaining quite vividly about "BeaconStoreActor" issues: No BeaconStoreActor available! Unable to get BeaconStoreActor! I suspect it is an issue with FindMy and possibly an AirTag, but there's quite little to go on.
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Sep ’23
Cannot use `arch -x86_64 zsh` and install Game Porting Toolkit
Hi! I'm using MacOS Sonoma v14.0 on MacBook M1. But currently I cannot install Game Porting Toolkit. Could you help me please to fix this problem? ❯ softwareupdate --install-rosetta --agree-to-license By using the agreetolicense option, you are agreeing that you have run this tool with the license only option and have read and agreed to the terms. If you do not agree, press CTRL-C and cancel this process immediately. 2023-09-26 22:30:56.440 softwareupdate[6923:59484] Package Authoring Error: 042-54922: Package reference com.apple.pkg.RosettaUpdateAuto is missing installKBytes attribute Install of Rosetta 2 finished successfully ❯ arch -x86_64 zsh arch: posix_spawnp: zsh: Bad CPU type in executable I also tried to update Rosetta from /System/Library/CoreServices/Rosetta 2 Updater
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Sep ’23
iMac Upgrade
Hello, I have an iMac 21.5 inch 2017 model, with 2.3 Ghz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 specs. Recently I upgraded 250 GB SSD on my iMac, can I upgrade 500GB SSD on my iMac?
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Sep ’23
Any UIRefresh Work Around for Mac?
It says UIRefreshControl is not supported when running Catalyst apps in the Mac idiom. Consider using a Refresh menu item bound to ⌘-R what would I need to do to fix this to make my apps work with Catalyst?
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Sep ’23
Guest user not added by me
Hi everyone, I've encountered a problem. I saw that I have 400GB or more of system data and found a Guest User that I didn't add but I can't remove it. Anyone who could give me a hand? I have a 2020 MacBook Air M1 running beta version 14.0 (23A5337a)
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Sep ’23
I need help explain why my MacOS Home Foler directory is on remote?
Can anyone help me explain why my home folder is on remote directory path as it shown in the image i attach here thank you
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Sep ’23
I need VM to install kali linux and windows
HI, I have a small question please, I bought a MacBook Pro m2, and I am trying to Download vm to install Kali Linux and Windows for my university but all the VM in the market are too bad to lunch Kali or Windows, so please give me a solution to do Why did you guys remove the Bootcamp from the M CHIP without solving it with new technologies?
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Sep ’23
Copying issue in Mojave
I have a weird issue in an old Mojave based MacBook. The HD drives in the MacBook are 2 SSD. Second drive has replaced the DVD drive. The filesystem on both drives are APFS. Root volume is called MacBook SSD and second volume is called data. Now, If I am in Data volume. I can create folders and copy data from other folders into any other folders within the data volume. Likewise, when I am on the desktop, Documents etc. I can copy files between folders. Problem is arising, when I copy contents from a folder in my root volume into the data volume. It pops up an -36 error and the copying is painfully slow. Likewise, if I attached a USB HD and copy any content from my external HD to /volume/data, it gives me the same -36 error. But if I copy a folder from /volume/data and paste it into my Ext HD, there is no issue. So the issue is between inter drives. I tried the dot_clean /volume/data/any folder name/ in the Terminal and no effect. I am using windows to type this post and so cant remember the exact words of the error. I remember, the error also mentioned something about ds_store and -36 error number. This happens with all folders. I am unable to copy folders from Root volume to Data vol and vice versa. Any suggestion?? Many thanks in advance Cheers
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424
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Sep ’23
Need help fixing Mac game submission rejection related to windowed mode
Hi there, My Mac game submission was rejected for the following reason and a screenshot is also provided in the message: "Guideline 4.0 - Design We noticed an issue with your app's user interface that contributes to a lower-quality user experience than App Store users expect. Specifically, we found that the content is displayed behind the macOS dock when users changes to Windowed mode. (see screenshot) Next Steps Please revise how windows function in your app so that content properly formats when adjusting the window's size. Resources To learn more about App Store design requirements, see App Store Review Guideline 4 - Design. Learn more about designing for macOS in the Human Interface Guidelines." How to fix this?
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Aug ’23
Can't upload .app file using Transporter
Hi, I can easily upload the .ipa file, but I can't upload the .app file because it turns gray and is not clickable. Can we upload .app files using Transporter?
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Aug ’23
Notes App Crashing M1 MacBook Air on macOS Monterey
Has anyone been experiencing this? My notes app has been crashing incessantly even after updating my macOS. It has been happening for months and my MacBook is pretty new. Do let me know what I can do to rectify this!
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Aug ’23
MacBook Pro provisioning UDID on macOS Ventura shows as iPod when registering
The provisioning UDID of my MacBook Pro with an M2 Max processor registers as an iPod in the devices section of my developer account. Because of that, I cannot test my macOS apps on this device, reducing it to a brick as long as macOS development is considered. Has anyone encountered such an error? I believe the UDID is fixed, so with more Apple silicon devices, we may start seeing these kind of bugs unless Apple does something to remedy the issue.
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Aug ’23
iPhone syncs automatically even though auto sync upon connecting iPhone to Mac is disabled
Why does it blatantly ignore the preferences?
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Aug ’23
Mac automatically restarts after shutdown if connected to power adapter.
Mac automatically restarts after shutdown if connected to the power adapter. This does not happen if it's running on the battery. MacOS Sonoma Beta 14. Macbook Air 2023 M2 - 15 Inch.
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Aug ’23
[Kernel Panic] Macbook M1 HDMI Port Crash
I am using a Macbook M1, 14 inch, 2021 model: 16GB memory, 8 cores, running Ventura 13.5. I have hooked it up to a DELL U2414H monitor as a main display via a HDMI cable. Every few hours of use and seemingly at random, the kernel panics and restarts my computer. Upon restarting, the attached crash report appears. I cannot make out anything from the crash report except that it is related to my Apple HDMI port. Software enhancements may take a few weeks or months, and that is fine. But repeated crashes? That is unacceptable, especially from Apple. I am a student and I can't begin to imagine the chaos that will ensue if my entire system crashes in the midst of an online examination. I have repeatedly sent the crash reports to the Apple development team since they began happening, but none of the software updates seem to address this problem. I am thus trying the developer forums for a solution. Please assist me in my problem. Thank you. 1st Part - Panic Log 2nd Part Panic Log I am not able to upload any further text logs of the 1,500,000 character panic log as text files as the forum post is literally giving me errors in posting them. The text logs represent approximately 400,000 characters of the panic log. Below is attached an image of what the error message looks like upon encountering the kernel panic and having the system restarted. Appreciate any help, thanks.
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Aug ’23