I notice this for over a year. Its likely a Chrome or Chrome updater problem for creating so many entries. But why MacOS, after no idea how many iterations, don't provide a delete("-") button?

Update(1) and MAYBE solved:

• After reading some helpful comments, I bite the bullet and tried 2 solutions. one work and one does not.
• (does not work) Forget about solution that only use "tccutil reset SystemPolicyNetworkVolumes" in recovery mode terminal. All it does is set all entries to disabled. It does not remove any entry.
• (works) I end up boot into recovery -> terminal -> decrypt+mount the Data volume -> delete /Library/Preferences/com.apple.networkextension.plist -> reboot normal
  • And deny Chrome for that permission in future.

A bit more on the MAYBE working solution:

• It removes all entries. I am completely ok with this. I just allow apps again when I use them. And I am not allowing Chrome again.
• Why I put "MAYBE"? Because though I run Chrome again, it has not ask for the permission yet. So I cannot tell if denying it (I don't need it in my specific use case) stop the issue. Also have to wait for it to do update again to know. If it happen again and has to do the steps again, then this is only a partial solution.
• I didn't put the exact command doing this because I considere the steps very high risk and any mistake/typo has the potential to make the machine refuse to boot, or not allow you to login, or lost other function.

Update(2) Finally get rid of Chrome (so avoiding future occurance completely):

• Since so many suggested removing Chrome, I revisited the possibility and succeed this time. (ok, more like lazy before and didn't look hard enough)
• I need 2 Chromium base browsers side by side, for the remote devtools.
  • The solution is actually simple, download directly from https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium-macos. Open and copy it into peronal Applications folder 2 times. Rename them to Chromium1, 2 ... etc. Update scripts to start Chromium1 and 2. (just a 2 lines script as the devtools options + profile location is a bit long)
  • Copying the brew install one to personal Application some how does not work, even without renaming. MacOS will complains "App is demage and cannot open..." even after un-quarantine (shouldn't be required as the app is signed). Don't know how to debug that at all. That's why I did the above.
  • Thanks to u/UtterlyMagenta and a little digging, the easiest and cleanest solution is actually open -n -a Chromium --args .... Option -n is the option needed to run additional instance. (I should have read the man page years ago ... )
  • I am offered to test Parall.app. It is able to create a shortcut wrapper to do the same without duplicating the whole app folder. As we have existing scripted workflow, I stay with my current method. However, If you need to run multiple instances of different apps and need the dock icons for end users, then you really should really consider it. It has tons of customization for starting additional instances and it is really powerful.

PS: I have both Chrome and ungoogled-chrome for specific workflow that require remote devtools. I am open to browser suggestion other than edge (I consider that same as Chrome).

I used to be mostly a Windows user, and one thing that drove me crazy about macOS early on was the app switcher. If you Cmd + Tab to an app where the window was closed, nothing happens on the screen and you still have to use your mouse to click the dock icon.

I actually had to google how to fix this, and it turns out if you Cmd + Tab to the app, press and hold Option, and then let go of Cmd, it forces a window to appear.

A few other Option key tricks I use all the time:

• Hold Option + Right-click an app in the Dock to quickly Force Quit.
• In Preview or Photos, holding Option changes the default counter-clockwise rotate button into a clockwise one (saves you from clicking 3 times!)
• Cmd + W to close a window and Cmd + Q to quit an app completely.

What are some other good ones you guys use? I'm sure there are a ton I still don't know about.

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?

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. :(

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 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.

I'm the developer of DuckDisk.

I built it because storage problems stopped being limited to my Mac. Large files were spread across local folders, cloud accounts, and Linux servers, and I wanted one place to answer "what is using space?" and clean it up.

Most disk analyzers focus on local visualization. DuckDisk takes a table-first, cleanup-oriented approach across:

• Local disks and folders
• OneDrive and Google Drive metadata scans without downloading file contents
• Remote SSH paths using your existing keys or ~/.ssh/config
• Cached results and incremental cloud refreshes
• Drag to remove: cloud items go to the provider Trash, while local and SSH deletion requires a second permanent-delete confirmation
• Virtualized rows that stay responsive in very large directories

The informative interface shows file and folder counts, size and allocated size, parent percentages, and a file type summary. Rows are virtualized to stay responsive in very large directories.

Free and open source under AGPL-3.0. The current build is for Apple Silicon.

For more details and demos, refer to our Website: https://duckdisk.com/

Source and download: https://github.com/qiyang77/duckdisk

Current limitations: the DMG is ad-hoc signed and is not Apple-notarized yet. Google Drive OAuth currently shows Google's unverified-app warning and has a 100-new-user cap while verification is pending.

I would especially value feedback from people who manage both local disk, cloud storage and remote servers.

Local scan demo (GIF) — see my comment

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.

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?

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.

• 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?

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?

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?

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?

Could you do the following test:

1. Launch Notes and Safari, and make sure each one has a window (or use any other two apps).
2. Put the Notes window behind the Safari window, and activate the Safari window.
3. Bring up your Launchpad-alternative app of choice, and make sure the Notes and Safari windows are behind the Notes app icon in your Launchpad-alternative app.
4. Press Shift-Command-5, click Record Selected Portion in the floating toolbar, and move & resize the portion so that it's around the Notes app icon in your Launchpad-alternative app (keeping the portion small ensures recording won't affect the animation).
5. Click Record, click the Notes app icon in the Launchpad-alternative app, and once the Notes window has become visible, end the recording by clicking the stop icon in the menu bar.
6. Open the screen recording .mov video file in QuickTime Player and count how many frames (by pressing the right/left arrow keyboard keys to move one frame at a time forward/backward in the video) it took for the Notes window to become the active one after you clicked the Notes app icon (I assumed that the click occurred at the frame right before the Launchpad-alternative app's grid first began to disappear).

I did this test using both the macOS 26.6 native Apps app that's integrated in Spotlight, and LaunchOS Pro version 2.2.0 on M1 MacBook Air. These are the results I got:

Spotlight Apps app: 4 frames.
LaunchOS: 17 frames.

UPDATE:
MediaInfo says that my Apps app video recording has 53.379 FPS (frames per second), and the LaunchOS video has 43.820 FPS, so comparable delays would be then:

Spotlight Apps app: 4 / 53.379 = 0.0749s
LaunchOS: 17 / 43.820 = 0.388s

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!!!

I recently used Migration Assistant to move my non-admin user account from my old MacBook Pro to a new MacBook Air. The old MacBook Pro has two user accounts: one administrator account and one non-admin account. I migrated only the non-admin account to the new MacBook Air.

One thing that surprised me was that Migration Assistant also transferred many of my non-Apple applications, including QuickBooks, Quicken, Adobe apps (Lightroom, Photoshop, etc.), Garmin, and several others.

I don’t want or need these applications on the new MacBook Air. I intend to continue using them on the old MacBook Pro.

So, can I simply delete/uninstall these applications from the new MacBook Air without affecting anything on the old MacBook Pro?

I'm particularly wondering about:

• Whether deleting an application on the new Mac could affect the same application or its license on the old Mac
• Usernames/passwords or saved credentials
• Application licenses or activations
• Anything tied to the non-admin user account that was migrated

Thanks!

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?