Re: it’s like a horror movie: my system files have eaten up my boot drive!
Thanks so much for all the great answers. Both upper-level AppleCare specialists I spoke with told me the only solution would be to do a clean install and bring everything over one item at a time. I'd rather eat worms. Thanks to all your answers I now have hope. I'm going through your suggestions one at a time. ?By erasing caches in the Library I've picked up 5 GB of storage, up from 8 MB! It's not much but it enabled me to open some apps. Other apps still crash due to the small amount of storage memory, such as Omnisweep, which I hoped might tell me about my biggest files. Someone suggested Whatsize and Daisy-Disk. I'll try them next. I've installed OnyX, but I don't think I have enough storage for it to run yet. I've removed and turned off my Time Machine drive and instructed TM to stop making backups. As a result, the System files on my HD have finally stopped growing! So next, Dan, I'm trying to get a list of snapshots on my HD. I think that would be very important. But I've never used Terminal before and I don't speak a word of Unix, so your command isn't working. Here's what happens:
MacBook-Pro:~ tomkirshbaum$ sudo tmutil listlocalsnapshots/
Password:
Usage: tmutil listlocalsnapshots <mount_point>
MacBook-Pro:~ tomkirshbaum$? It looks to me as though Usage is a formatting suggestion, then Terminal reverts to the beginning, inviting me to try again. Yes? But I have no idea what to do with <mount_point>. Can you or someone help me get this command working? That would be a huge positive step. Thanks one and all. Tom
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Re: Recovery Partition OSX version
On Oct 31, 2019, at 2:45 PM, JR via Groups.Io wrote: Anyone know how to ensure the OSX version of the Recovery Partition is the same as the current boot drive version? Check out these utilities: Apple's OS X Recovery Disk Assistant (free) Create Recovery Partition Installer (free) Recovery Partition (free) ___________________________________________ Randy B. Singer Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance ___________________________________________
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Re: Intermittent booting from clone
On Oct 31, 2019, at 8:08 AM, Joe Masters wrote: Base level 2018 Mini - 128GB SSD and 8GB RAM. Upgraded to Catalina and seemed OK for a while. I have a LaCie connected by a TB3 to TB2 adaptor and set up as Mirror RAID, one partition of which holds a SuperDuper clone which is working fine. Switching on the Mini one day and it was taking ages to boot with a lot of disk activity on the LaCie. It was booting from the clone and not the SSD. I let it finish booting and checked which startup disk was enabled. It was the correct disk. Restarted and it booted correctly and did so for the next few days. Then it did it again. So far it has booted from the clone 3 times at random intervals. I could always startup with the Option key but this is not ideal. Or I could disconnect the LaCie and reconnect after booting. This also is not ideal. Any ideas anyone? I assume that you are turning your external hard drive on and off manually, correct? If so, it may simply be a timing issue. Try not switching your external hard drive on until your Mac is already a few seconds into startup. ___________________________________________ Randy B. Singer Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance ___________________________________________
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Re: My unhappy MacBook Pro
On Oct 31, 2019, at 10:49 AM, Brent via Groups.Io < whodo678@...> wrote:
Did you travel with the MBP in sleep mode, could it have overheated from lack of circulation?
That is possible. Typically when I’m using the laptop away from its usual locations, when I finish using it I’ll just slip it into my laptop carrying case and leave. Once or twice (at least) I’ve arrived somewhere else, removed it from its case, and found it very warm with almost no battery charge remaining. However, that’s very infrequent, and when I witnessed multiple restarts yesterday the computer was not unduly warm at any time.
I’ve not yet downloaded iStat Menus but plan to do so and monitor it to see if it provides some clues.
Thanks for suggesting this as a possible cause.
Jim Robertson
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Hi all,
I'm in a bad spot … on the road, no wifi, and a dying iPhone battery. When I plug my iPhone X (running iOS 13.1.3) into my MacBook Pro (running Mojave 10.14.6) using the USB-to-Lightning cable that came with my phone and charges it every night, I get the usual "Trust This Computer?" message with options to Trust or Don't Trust it. The problem is, that message isn't on the screen long enough to click a button before it disappears. It then comes back and repeats the cycle 9 times, after which the phone does not indicate it's receiving a charge.
Any quick ideas? Thanks!
Dane
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Re: Recovery Partition OSX version
On Oct 31, 2019, JR wrote: I ended up having to wipe and?restore from a TimeMachine?backup (done just?before update?attempt) as my so-called?bootable clone turned out to not be?bootable either! (Should?have double checked that too... perhaps?use the other?cloning?app next time [ I have both SuperDuper and?CCC; don’t recall?which I?had used in that instance.].
I subscribe to the philosophical point of view that says that you only *think* that?you have created a bootable clone until you ACTUALLY boot from it successfully. I try to remember to do that every time.
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On Thu, 31 Oct 2019 Tony M wrote: Living in Northern California, we have been dealing with power outages and?loss of internet and home phone service. Having said that, is wifi required to?install the update on my MBP? Otto Nikolaus rep[lied: You need a connection from your Mac to the Apple servers. If you only have Wi-Fi on your Mac, that is what you must use. If you have an ethernet port on your?Mac, or a Thunderbolt-Ethernet adapter, you can connect to your router using a?cable.?
You need a net connection at some point to download the installer, which is several?gigabytes. Once downloaded, you should be able to complete the installation offline.
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Recovery Partition OSX version
Anyone know how to ensure the OSX version of the
Recovery Partition is the same as the current boot drive
version? or how to update it so that it IS?
I recently tried to do a security update that failed, and the
Recovery Partition was not even bootable (I had previously
upgraded to Sierra some time ago). I ended up having to wipe and
restore from a TimeMachine backup (done just before update
attempt) as my so-called bootable clone turned out to not be
bootable either! (Should have double checked that too... perhaps
use the other cloning app next time [ I have both SuperDuper and
CCC; don’t recall which I had used in that instance.].
JR
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And… once the update is downloaded it should be able to install without being connected to any network Dave
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You need a connection from your Mac to the Apple servers. If you only have Wi-Fi on your Mac, that is what you must use. If you?have an ethernet port on your Mac, or a Thunderbolt-Ethernet adapter, you can connect to your router using a cable.?
Otto
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I wrote about Jim's signature graphic: it's an embedded graphic that gets deleted when I delete the message in Eudora. Attachments, however, stay in the attachments folder till I move or delete them. Barry responded: Eudora? Still? What OS are you running? Snow Leopard with Eudora (POP) email on my old iMac in my basement office. When I'm upstairs on my newer iMac with High Sierra, I use screen sharing to check my Eudora email. For three of my many email accounts I have Eudora set to leave messages on the server till I decide to delete them, so I can access those messages anywhere with webmail. And in webmail, attachments and embedded images both disappear when I delete messages, as I sometimes do before downloading to Eudora. I wish this arrangement could last forever! Patsy
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brent, i'm not suggesting use of the post # as a habit...i was just pointing out that it's an option...options are good --- even if they denote "change."
On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 4:35 PM Brent via Groups.Io <whodo678= [email protected]> wrote: Tim, excuse my "creative reading". Thank you for the illumination.
That adds about 3 steps to finding the quoted email, after opening another app.?After 20 years of just scrolling down in email, to find the quoted post. This not only changes a long established work flow, but is ?>>Change<<. You know how we take change, begrudgingly.
I find it much easier to just scroll down in email, with human readable info. I am not opposed to randomly located info, after all I am certified for material requirement planning, but it still gives human readable info to a randomly selected location.
Brent
On Oct 30, 2019, at 9:55 AM, timmeidroth wrote: brent, i find it helpful, simple and useful…at any individual email footer, just tap "view/reply online (#///)" and it will go to the website, where all you have to do is put in the # of the message you want, click and then bob's your uncle! we're all on a learning curve in the new .io group...let's embrace it.
On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 1:56 PM Brent via Groups.Io <whodo678= [email protected]> wrote: Tim, quoting a post number does not help. I assume you are on digest, because finding a post by number in email is a pain. And it was Jim Robertson.
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I’m sure there are, and you could search the ‘net... I run
iStat menus myself, and assume(d) that the default parameters are
either read from the Mac, or the developer knows what they are for
all the macs that they support.
Temperature readings are simply just that - read from the sensors
that have communication features.
I find it useful to have this app, and I keep my temp readings in
the uppermost Finder bar. FWIW I only monitor 2 sensors on my Mac
Pro: the Northbridge heatsink and the diode (running at 48 and
57°C) as these are problematic in the 2008-2010 models. (Heatsink
separation due to broken nylon connectors is the issue.)
I had just replaced the RAM sticks with 16MB that have heat
sinks, and my temperatures ramped up 15° (to about 70°C) to the
point where my Mac would shut down without warning... so I used
the custom settings feature of iStat to increase various fan
speeds; now temperatures are actually further down than they had
been before the RAM upgrade... Yes, I did vacuum out all dust I
could see...
...so for anyone with high temps, at least it‘s a stop-gap
method to increase fan circulation if you can’t get around to
de-dusting the computer just yet... and it does let you know all
kinds of other stats too...
Cheers
JR
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Are there established norms and “uh oh” values for these
parameters? My assumption is that if these are fine, it’s unlikely
that dust collecting inside the machine is not the issue.
Thanks for the suggestion.
Jim Robertson
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On Oct 31, 2019, at 1:42 PM, Daniel Settles <denver1.dan1@...> wrote:
BOO!
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Re: Photo folders in 27 inch iMac
After looking that one folder over, it was grouped by date created, rather than by name, which is what I always use. I think that is what caused the problem
Jeannie?
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That was not the problem , Paul.?
I am now copying hundred to another folder. So far the strings are from 30-43 images Jeannie? On Oct 31, 2019, at 12:59 PM, Paul < paul@...> wrote:
Hi Jeannie,
Are you viewing a Finder windows in icon view mode? And looking at the thumbnails of your images?
If that is the case, under the View drop menu, choose Show View Options, and use the slider for icon size to adjust to make the images more visible.
Paul MacTech Services --? ?Supporting the Greater Los Angeles? Macintosh?Community since 1988. ? ? ? ? ? ?626-449-5529
I am not using any app. Funny thing is that many of the folders are just as they should be, But the one I use to post to Flickr is not. I am wondering if I should just set up a new folder and transfer them. I send the pics over there, But making a duplicate, and dragging that copy into the folder. I have always done that with no problems till now Jeannie?
Jeannie,
You need to tell us which app you are using.
Otto I recently bought a 27 inch Imac. Previously I had a Mac Pro with 2 monitors. When I would look into a photo folder all the photos were contained within the width of the folder, and I only had to scroll down to see all of them. Now with the 27 inch iMac, I also have to scroll across the width. The only way I can see the images entirely within the width is if I make them so small that I can not really see them. I asked a friend of mine with just a 27 inch monitor, as well as another friend who also has a 27 inch Imac, and they do not have this problem. I have tried everything. When I was speaking to a technician at Apple , he said he had never heard of this, and he had no solution for me.I have tried everything within the view options, But nothing so far has worked
Does anyone have any idea about a fix?
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Re: Photo folders in 27 inch iMac
That was not the problem , Paul.?
I am now copying hundred to another folder. So far the strings are from 30-43 images
Jeannie?
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On Oct 31, 2019, at 12:59 PM, Paul < paul@...> wrote:
Hi Jeannie,
Are you viewing a Finder windows in icon view mode? And looking at the thumbnails of your images?
If that is the case, under the View drop menu, choose Show View Options, and use the slider for icon size to adjust to make the images more visible.
Paul MacTech Services --? ?Supporting the Greater Los Angeles? Macintosh?Community since 1988. ? ? ? ? ? ?626-449-5529
I am not using any app. Funny thing is that many of the folders are just as they should be, But the one I use to post to Flickr is not. I am wondering if I should just set up a new folder and transfer them. I send the pics over there, But making a duplicate, and dragging that copy into the folder. I have always done that with no problems till now Jeannie?
Jeannie,
You need to tell us which app you are using.
Otto I recently bought a 27 inch Imac. Previously I had a Mac Pro with 2 monitors. When I would look into a photo folder all the photos were contained within the width of the folder, and I only had to scroll down to see all of them. Now with the 27 inch iMac, I also have to scroll across the width. The only way I can see the images entirely within the width is if I make them so small that I can not really see them. I asked a friend of mine with just a 27 inch monitor, as well as another friend who also has a 27 inch Imac, and they do not have this problem. I have tried everything. When I was speaking to a technician at Apple , he said he had never heard of this, and he had no solution for me.I have tried everything within the view options, But nothing so far has worked
Does anyone have any idea about a fix?
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Re: Photo folders in 27 inch iMac
Hi Jeannie,
Are you viewing a Finder windows in icon view mode? And looking at the thumbnails of your images?
If that is the case, under the View drop menu, choose Show View Options, and use the slider for icon size to adjust to make the images more visible.
Paul
MacTech Services -- ?Supporting the Greater Los Angeles? Macintosh?Community since 1988. ? ? ? ? ? ?626-449-5529
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I am not using any app. Funny thing is that many of the folders are just as they should be, But the one I use to post to Flickr is not. I am wondering if I should just set up a new folder and transfer them. I send the pics over there, But making a duplicate, and dragging that copy into the folder. I have always done that with no problems till now
Jeannie?
Jeannie,
You need to tell us which app you are using.
Otto I recently bought a 27 inch Imac. Previously I had a Mac Pro with 2 monitors. When I would look into a photo folder all the photos were contained within the width of the folder, and I only had to scroll down to see all of them. Now with the 27 inch iMac, I also have to scroll across the width. The only way I can see the images entirely within the width is if I make them so small that I can not really see them. I asked a friend of mine with just a 27 inch monitor, as well as another friend who also has a 27 inch Imac, and they do not have this problem. I have tried everything. When I was speaking to a technician at Apple , he said he had never heard of this, and he had no solution for me.I have tried everything within the view options, But nothing so far has worked
Does anyone have any idea about a fix?
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Re: Photo folders in 27 inch iMac
I may have just solved my own problem. I copied the 30 pis that were in the width, and pasted them into a new folder, and all was well.
I guess that in the future when I make a delicate, I will copy it over, rather than dragging it, although I can not understand why this would happen after years of doing it by dragging the copy.
Jeannie?
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On Oct 31, 2019, at 12:54 PM, Jeannie Girard via Groups.Io < photojeannie8@...> wrote:
I am not using any app. Funny thing is that many of the folders are just as they should be, But the one I use to post to Flickr is not. I am wondering if I should just set up a new folder and transfer them. I send the pics over there, But making a duplicate, and dragging that copy into the folder. I have always done that with no problems till nowJeannie?
Jeannie,
You need to tell us which app you are using.
Otto I recently bought a 27 inch Imac. Previously I had a Mac Pro with 2 monitors. When I would look into a photo folder all the photos were contained within the width of the folder, and I only had to scroll down to see all of them. Now with the 27 inch iMac, I also have to scroll across the width. The only way I can see the images entirely within the width is if I make them so small that I can not really see them. I asked a friend of mine with just a 27 inch monitor, as well as another friend who also has a 27 inch Imac, and they do not have this problem. I have tried everything. When I was speaking to a technician at Apple , he said he had never heard of this, and he had no solution for me.I have tried everything within the view options, But nothing so far has worked
Does anyone have any idea about a fix?
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Re: Photo folders in 27 inch iMac
I am not using any app. Funny thing is that many of the folders are just as they should be, But the one I use to post to Flickr is not. I am wondering if I should just set up a new folder and transfer them. I send the pics over there, But making a duplicate, and dragging that copy into the folder. I have always done that with no problems till now
Jeannie?
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Jeannie,
You need to tell us which app you are using.
Otto I recently bought a 27 inch Imac. Previously I had a Mac Pro with 2 monitors. When I would look into a photo folder all the photos were contained within the width of the folder, and I only had to scroll down to see all of them. Now with the 27 inch iMac, I also have to scroll across the width. The only way I can see the images entirely within the width is if I make them so small that I can not really see them. I asked a friend of mine with just a 27 inch monitor, as well as another friend who also has a 27 inch Imac, and they do not have this problem. I have tried everything. When I was speaking to a technician at Apple , he said he had never heard of this, and he had no solution for me.I have tried everything within the view options, But nothing so far has worked
Does anyone have any idea about a fix?
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Re: Photo folders in 27 inch iMac
Jeannie,
You need to tell us which app you are using.
Otto
I recently bought a 27 inch Imac. Previously I had a Mac Pro with 2 monitors. When I would look into a photo folder all the photos were contained within the width of the folder, and I only had to scroll down to see all of them. Now with the 27 inch iMac, I also have to scroll across the width. The only way I can see the images entirely within the width is if I make them so small that I can not really see them. I asked a friend of mine with just a 27 inch monitor, as well as another friend who also has a 27 inch Imac, and they do not have this problem. I have tried everything. When I was speaking to a technician at Apple , he said he had never heard of this, and he had no solution for me.I have tried everything within the view options, But nothing so far has worked
Does anyone have any idea about a fix?
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Photo folders in 27 inch iMac
I recently bought a 27 inch Imac. Previously I had a Mac Pro with 2 monitors. When I would look into a photo folder all the photos were contained within the width of the folder, and I only had to scroll down to see all of them. Now with the 27 inch iMac, I also have to scroll across the width. The only way I can see the images entirely within the width is if I make them so small that I can not really see them. I asked a friend of mine with just a 27 inch monitor, as well as another friend who also has a 27 inch Imac, and they do not have this problem. I have tried everything. When I was speaking to a technician at Apple , he said he had never heard of this, and he had no solution for me.I have tried everything within the view options, But nothing so far has worked
Does anyone have any idea about a fix?
Jeannie?
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