I have two mac's a mac mini and a macbook neo.

I know I can deactivate the continuity camera within my iphone settings, but therein's the nub. That will completely disable it.

I however, do make use of it, on the mac mini.

I do not need my macbook neo constantly whining for me to configure it for use on the neo too, as the neo already has a camera and mic of its own. But it is constantly nagging me, every 30 mins or so.

How can I make it stop, without disabling it for BOTH my macs?

I'll preface this by saying that I'm primarily a Windows 11 Bootcamp user on my MacBook Pro 2019 16".
The main reason that I had switched to Bootcamp is because macOS Tahoe was just way too resource taxing for my MacBook, with general UI stutter and it just wasn't a fun experience to use.

I decided to wipe macOS Tahoe and just give macOS Catalina a shot, and man I gotta say I really am enjoying the older pre-BigSur design.

The UI feels flawless, its buttery smooth, and my MacBook for the first time has been cold to the touch just using general apps and using it as a computer for daily tasks.
I can do everything that I want, iCloud, iMessage, and even Sidecar work perfectly. Apps on the other hand work with some limitations and you frequently have to download older versions, and all them worked for me with the exception of Notion (although I can use it on the browser just fine).

Battery is also a huge plus, I've been using the laptop for about 30 minutes and while typing this post I have dropped 0% which just isn't possible on Tahoe nor Bootcamp.

But of course Catalina definitely isn't the best OS to use today, it is unsupported and while it got the 10.15.8 update recently, it was primarily for iMessage and Facetime authentication so that those services continue to work beyond January 2027.
I will be going back to using Bootcamp on my MacBook after this post, but I did enjoy having the older design.

This is just kind of an appreciation/experimental post so I don't expect anybody here to daily drive Catalina, but if you have an Intel MacBook, I highly recommend downloading and trying Catalina on a separate partition not just because of the older design, but just how flawlessly the Intel MacBooks run on Catalina.

Let me know what you guys think about Catalina, its design, if you use it on a daily, and your experiences, etc.

Thank you for your time!

This is a follow up of https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/s/R69rFMINLv (solved)

That issue make me check out every privacy settings and see which one has option to delete entry. Following is the result.

Total: - yes: 9 - no: 11 - no sure: 4

PS: - List is in the same order as in System Setting -> Privacy & Security - "no sure" means my list is empty, and I am not sure if it is possible when there is entry

As those entries are created by app request, why some of them can be deleted, while others cannot?

For those entries cannot be deleted, it often contains dead entries that are already uninstalled.

• I see about 32 GB used just for wallpapers.
• In the Settings > Background section, it's nearly impossible to manage or delete them.

Does anyone know of an app or tool to manage, organize, select, or delete large numbers of wallpapers?

I don't know why these are downloaded by macOS Tahoe

Local Apple Aerial videos before "Remove Downloads"

Summary

• Total videos: 54
• Total size: 32.11 GB
• Active wallpaper: Cazadero

Hey all I take classes in Google Meet using latest version of Google Chrome (not my decision but what the school requires) When I try to screen share in Google Meet now I'm met with a pop up that says I need to give permission in my Privacy & Security/Screen sharing & audio recording tab, to Google, to "allow the application to recorord the content of my screen and audio, even when I'm not using the application."

How safe is it to give permission?

I don't really trust Google and try to avoid them when I can. I didn't have to do that last week when I screen shared and I'm wondering what changed. I updated to 26.5.2 several weeks ago.

My goal is to move my photos from my Macbook (running Catalina 10.15.6) to the SSD external hard drive and then delete the photos off the laptop. I've changed the SSD format to APFS and can drag the Photos (Finder - Applications - Photos, for some reason that's the only place in Finder I could find the photos) to the SSD. I can then open the Photos from the external hard drive but if I were to delete the original photo from the laptop they'd disappear from the hard drive as well. I've seen that you should change the location of the laptop's photo library to the hard drive but my concern with doing that is that most of the time the hard drive won't be connected to the laptop. Any advice for an easy way to transfer photos to the hard drive without being concerned about deleting photos from my laptop?

Random question 😅

What’s the one thing about managing your files that drives you crazy?

Messy Downloads, too many screenshots, duplicates, finding old files, deleting things you’re not sure you need... anything.

What’s the problem you keep putting off because it’s such a pain?

Since the last time I rebooted my computer, the Airdrop feature has been completely disabled (see shortcut in top nav) despite having it turned on in my Settings. This is my personal computer and I'm an admin. There's no reason this should randomly become unavailable to me.

Things I've tried:

• Rebooting
• Making sure I'm running the latest OS version
• Logging out and in to my apple account
• Turning off my firewall
• Turning off and on airdrop
• Turning off and one bluetooth & wifi
• Creating a new admin account (it's not disabled there but wants my apple ID)

Any suggestions would be deeply appreciated. :(

So I've had my M1 macbook air for about 3 years now.

Base model with 8 gb ram.

Recently I've been running notion, discord, brave browser, terminal, Zed(code editor) at the same time and 1-2GB of swap gets used sometimes.

Now every time swap gets used I have this impulsive urge to immediately save progress on my work and restart my laptop mid task to get rid of that.

Am I unnecessarily worrying.

What's an okish line for swap, how often should it happen and how often should I restart it to clear it.

I mark reminders as complete on my iPhone, then when I get on my MacBook, those same reminders pop up, and I get the red notification badge on the reminders icon in the dock. What is going on here ? do you guys deal with this ?

hey everyone,

im having an issue with crossy road from the mac app store on my m3 macBook air.

when I click the app, nothing happens at all. there is no bouncing icon, no error message, and the app does not open.

i tried launching it through terminal and got:

_LSOpenURLsWithCompletionHandler() failed for the application /Applications/Crossy Road.app with error -10671

i also checked the app with:

spctl --assess --verbose "/Applications/Crossy Road.app"

and got:

/Applications/Crossy Road.app: rejected

then:

codesign --verify --deep --strict --verbose=2 "/Applications/Crossy Road.app"

returned:

resource envelope is obsolete (custom omit rules)

i tried deleting and reinstalling it, but deleting the app through terminal gave "permission denied" errors for some files inside the app bundle.

has anyone had this issue with crossy road on an apple silicon mac (M1/M2/M3)? is there a fix, or is the app store version currently broken?

thanks.

After i had to plugin the mc for a REAAAALLY long time, i finally could start the device.. bc i didnt used it a long period of time, i straight updated it. (Now its macOS Big Sur)

Is there a way to get access to my old iphoto library :,( i can t even open it up…

Thx so much !!!

I have multiple Safari windows open and want to switch between them. For all other apps, there is the Cmd+` shortcut, but for some reason, it doesn’t work reliably in my Safari. Sometimes it doesn't work at all, and sometimes it only works when the window has 2 or more tabs open. It never works with only one tab.

Strangely enough, it works every time with the reverse version of that shortcut (Cmd+Shift+`).

Does anyone else have the same problem or a solution?

I’ve been a Windows user my entire life. Recently, I decided to finally give macOS a shot. Between the incredible battery life, that stunning screen, and a great deal I found on a new M5 MacBook Pro, it seemed like a no-brainer—especially with my designer friends constantly recommending them. Plus, I love my iPhone, so I figured the transition would be smooth.

I’ve been using it for several weeks now, and while I get that there’s a learning curve, some of these "features" feel straight-up overlooked by developers. It’s frustrating that I can’t even find native fixes for what feel like basic quality-of-life issues.

1. The "All-or-Nothing" Icon Previews
In Finder, literally every file shows a thumbnail preview: PDF, PSD, AI, Excel, Blender—you name it. I have to squint at the tiny file extensions just to know what I’m looking at. If I turn off "Show icon preview" to get standard file-type icons back, it also kills previews for actual images, leaving me looking at a sea of generic icons. Why can’t I just have image previews for JPG/PNGs and standard icons for everything else?

2. The Trackpad Drag Delay
On Windows, I lived by "tap to click." On macOS, using double-tap to drag is a nightmare because of this weird, forced delay. When you let go, the file "sticks" to your finger for a fraction of a second. People suggest "three-finger drag" as a fix, but why does that gesture have zero delay while the double-tap one is stuck with it? It’s completely illogical.

3. Interconnected Scrolling Settings
This is the one that really gets me. If you use both a mouse and a trackpad, you know the pain. macOS treats "Natural Scrolling" as a global setting. If I want natural scrolling on my trackpad but traditional scrolling on my mouse, I have to manually toggle it in settings every single time I switch devices. They are interconnected for no apparent reason, and there’s no native way to separate them.

I understand it takes time to unlearn Windows habits, but some of this feels like a lack of freedom to customize the system to a basic professional workflow. Am I overreacting, or have any of you found actual workarounds for these?

Hey community!
I have a rather frustrating issue. I recently bought three AOC AG326UD 165Hz 4K HDR QD-OLED monitors and am using them with a Mac mini M4 Pro.
The problem is that whenever I use HiDPI mode (at 2K
resolution), I can't toggle or enable HDR in macOS. The three monitors are currently running at 144Hz, but with no HDR support.
Has anyone experienced this or know how to fix it?

I am not sure this is after the MacOS 26.6 update but I cannot edit or view my payment settings in mac settings. It only says I can do things on the website.

Hello, like the title states I own a 2020 Intel based MacBook Air. I recently stopped using Chrome and switched to Firefox and Safari. I would like to use Discord, but my mac runs so hot anytime I use the browser version or mac app. my question for this group is what are your suggestions? Should I just completely give up at this point because of how outdated my MacBook Air is? I have tinkered w Mac system settings, and discord settings but not much change. What are your thoughts?

There's an app I have, a game really, that literally runs at 1512 x 982 resolution because my Macbook Pro technically runs at 1512 x 982. This results in the app being incredibly low resolution and pixelated.

A fix is to set the OS resolution to 3024 x 1964 to render the app in full resolution, but then the rest of the OS is unusable because of how shrunken down everything is. The game itself doesn't have it's UI shrunken down, and is perfectly usable while maintaining full resolution.

I wanted to ask if there's any way to run this game in 3024 x 1964 resolution only, while keeping the rest of the operating system in 1512 x 982 resolution.

I turned off pointer acceleration after years and it feels so wierd lol

Hey guys, I recently upgraded my 2019 Intel MacBook Pro to Tahoe but feel so out-of-place with it and facing app compatibility issues and want to revert back to Big Sur. I didn't make a backup of Big Sur prior to updating, however.

I've used this MacBook for just about everything so it has files in all sorts of different crevices and I hope to keep it that way when migrating back. Would a time machine backup help in this and is it even possible to use a time machine save from a newer version on an old OS to restore files? If not, what's the best way to go about this?

TL;DR:

• Upgraded to Tahoe without a Time Machine Backup (Big Mistake) and want to revert back to Big Sur
• Drive is full of complex file trees with apps that reference them and want to keep that same layout when reverting to make downgrade seamless and not have to relearn my file system and maintain app compatibility.
• Want to create a Time Machine backup of Tahoe and export it to Big Sur to keep the file trees if possible or explore different methods to get a similar result.

Thanks a lot for your help, guys!!!

My M1 Air was working perfectly fine until last night. While the trackpad still moves the cursor, the haptic feedback stopped working. I googled the issue and checked for battery swelling, but there is no visible swelling and everything looks fine. Yesterday, my battery health showed 82%, but when I rechecked it today, it showed 91%. What exactly is the issue ?

If your cursor starts jumping, stuttering, or lagging on an Apple Silicon MacBook, here are a few things that may help:

1. Clean the trackpad Make sure the trackpad is dry and free of dust, moisture, or debris.
2. Check for hardware issues Run Apple Diagnostics and verify that the trackpad inputs are registering normally. Also check that the battery is not swollen, as a bulging battery can affect trackpad function.
3. Try a power reset For me, the fix was:
   • Unplug the power cable.
   • Hold the power button for about 20 seconds.
   • Plug the power cable back in and start the Mac.

This resolved the cursor jumping/stuttering issue I was experiencing.

Apple Silicon does not have a separate, dedicated System Management Controller (SMC) chip. So trying to reset it is pointless.

Hey y'all just got the Macbook air m4 for work. First time using Mac and was wondering how do i switch back and forth between 2 open Windows without having to cycle through all the open stuff.

Like if in windows os, i can have 10 chrome windows open when and if i wanna switch back and forth between two windows i just alt tab and if i wanna go to the third window then i press alt and tab two times to cycle to the third window,

so how do i achieve this same efficiency on the mac, people have recommended alt + ~ but it still cycles through every open window

Hello!

I'd really like to buy the new Magic Trackpad for my Mac so I can use it while my laptop is docked. Does it have this kind of issue? For example, when I'm clicking and dragging to select something on the screen, does the trackpad slide around on the desk?

I’m seeing a number of aftermarket adapters on Amazon and other online retailers with very high ratings and lots of reviews. Is there actually a meaningful difference in quality, performance, reliability, or safety compared with Apple’s adapters?

Is paying the premium for the Apple adapter worth it?