Re: Maintenance App issues or question
Randy once gave us a link to the tasks that Maintenance performs, for those of us who can't get it to run - and of course I can't find it. I know sudo periodic daily weekly monthly, and cleaning caches, but what else is there?
Thanks, Barbara
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Re: Maintenance App issues or question
On Sep 1, 2023, at 5:16 AM, Curt Blasy via groups.io <blasycar@...> wrote:
OK, I got it to run, but get this. Now I am not sure what to do. Apparently you didn’t do what I suggested that you do, and I’m not entirely sure what it is that you DID do. So I’m at a loss to be able to help you, because I don’t know where we are. __________________________________________________ Randy B. Singer Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) Essential But Hard To Find Macintosh Software and Advice __________________________________________________
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The expensive OWC Aura Pro is not in a computer any more - it’s in an Envoy Pro enclosure. The looks like a good old rotating harddisk is showing on the 2TB SSD that came with my 2023 14” MacBook Pro - just like Apple intended ?
Roger
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On Sep 1, 2023, at 12:45 PM, Peter Rasmusen <peter@...> wrote:
Fabulous … so now your expensive OWC Auro Pro SSD looks like a good old rotating harddisk
:-)
Den 1. sep. 2023 kl. 18.12 skrev Roger Moffat via groups.io <rogerkiwi@...>:
This is what I had from the OWC 2TB SSD I’d put into my 2015 MacBook Pro
followed your notes, and ended up with this
Hooray!!!!!!!!
Thank You
Roger
On Sep 1, 2023, at 12:03 PM, Paul Lundgren <pflundgren021@...> wrote:
Roger,
I just spent some time with Apple tech and solved the issue. There had been no reports of this issue to date. We solved it quite accidentally but I’ll tell you what we did.
I created a new folder on the desktop. Clicked on the folder icon and copied it. Went to the Get Info window of the internal drive and pasted it over the custom icon that was there. The internal drive now had a standard folder icon. I then “undid” the paste and the original Mac drive icon came back. ???
No idea if it will work for your situation but I’m back to normal – and happy.
Paul
On Aug 31, 2023, at 8:49 PM, Roger Moffat via groups.io <rogerkiwi@...> wrote:
I experienced the same thing when I upgraded from a 2015 MacBook Pro, into which I’d put an OWC 2TB SSD - that somehow came with a custom icon for the drive, or maybe I’d added it to the drive later, but I don’t think so.
When I migrated to a 14” MacBook Pro with M2 Pro that custom icon came along and I’m unable to remove it by the usual means of adding and removing custom icons.
I gave and and carried on with life, but is someone knows the secret voodoo needed I’d be happy.
Roger
On Aug 31, 2023, at 12:21 PM, Paul Lundgren <pflundgren021@...> wrote:
After reinstalling the Mac OS last week on my internal drive, I used the installer to migrate my apps and settings from an external backup SSD. I had made a custom icon for that drive to visually differentiate it from my other drives. Now the internal drive is displaying the external backup drive’s icon instead of the standard Apple icon. Seems a bit bizarre to me.
I cannot manually change the icon for the internal drive, apparently because it is “locked” to the system and cannot be changed. I guess messing with custom icons has its pitfalls.
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Apple hasn’t typically been concerned with nostalgia. I wonder how long it will take Apple to update that old icon?
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On Sep 1, 2023, at 12:39 PM, Jerald Levinson <levinson@...> wrote:
It’s called “nostalgia?” ?JerryOn Sep 1, 2023, at 9:45 AM, Peter Rasmusen <peter@...> wrote:
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Fabulous … so now your expensive OWC Auro Pro SSD looks like a good old rotating harddisk?
:-)?
Den 1. sep. 2023 kl. 18.12 skrev Roger Moffat via groups.io <rogerkiwi@...>:
This is what I had from the OWC 2TB SSD I’d put into my 2015 MacBook Pro
followed your notes, and ended up with this
Hooray!!!!!!!!
Thank You
Roger
On Sep 1, 2023, at 12:03 PM, Paul Lundgren <pflundgren021@...> wrote:
Roger,
I just spent some time with Apple tech and solved the issue. There had been no reports of this issue to date. We solved it quite accidentally but I’ll tell you what we did.
I created a new folder on the desktop. Clicked on the folder icon and copied it. Went to the Get Info window of the internal drive and pasted it over the custom icon that was there. The internal drive now had a standard folder icon. I then “undid” the paste and the original Mac drive icon came back. ???
No idea if it will work for your situation but I’m back to normal – and happy.
Paul
On Aug 31, 2023, at 8:49 PM, Roger Moffat via groups.io <rogerkiwi@...> wrote:
I experienced the same thing when I upgraded from a 2015 MacBook Pro, into which I’d put an OWC 2TB SSD - that somehow came with a custom icon for the drive, or maybe I’d added it to the drive later, but I don’t think so.
When I migrated to a 14” MacBook Pro with M2 Pro that custom icon came along and I’m unable to remove it by the usual means of adding and removing custom icons.
I gave and and carried on with life, but is someone knows the secret voodoo needed I’d be happy.
Roger
On Aug 31, 2023, at 12:21 PM, Paul Lundgren <pflundgren021@...> wrote:
After reinstalling the Mac OS last week on my internal drive, I used the installer to migrate my apps and settings from an external backup SSD. I had made a custom icon for that drive to visually differentiate it from my other drives. Now the internal drive is displaying the external backup drive’s icon instead of the standard Apple icon. Seems a bit bizarre to me.
I cannot manually change the icon for the internal drive, apparently because it is “locked” to the system and cannot be changed. I guess messing with custom icons has its pitfalls.
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It’s called “nostalgia?” ?
Jerry
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On Sep 1, 2023, at 9:45 AM, Peter Rasmusen <peter@...> wrote:
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Fabulous … so now your expensive OWC Auro Pro SSD looks like a good old rotating harddisk
:-)
Den 1. sep. 2023 kl. 18.12 skrev Roger Moffat via groups.io <rogerkiwi@...>:
This is what I had from the OWC 2TB SSD I’d put into my 2015 MacBook Pro
followed your notes, and ended up with this
Hooray!!!!!!!!
Thank You
Roger
On Sep 1, 2023, at 12:03 PM, Paul Lundgren <pflundgren021@...> wrote: Roger,
I just spent some time with Apple tech and solved the issue. There had been no reports of this issue to date. We solved it quite accidentally but I’ll tell you what we did.
I created a new folder on the desktop. Clicked on the folder icon and copied it. Went to the Get Info window of the internal drive and pasted it over the custom icon that was there. The internal drive now had a standard folder icon. I then “undid” the paste and the original Mac drive icon came back. ???
No idea if it will work for your situation but I’m back to normal – and happy.
Paul
On Aug 31, 2023, at 8:49 PM, Roger Moffat via groups.io <rogerkiwi@...> wrote:
I experienced the same thing when I upgraded from a 2015 MacBook Pro, into which I’d put an OWC 2TB SSD - that somehow came with a custom icon for the drive, or maybe I’d added it to the drive later, but I don’t think so.
When I migrated to a 14” MacBook Pro with M2 Pro that custom icon came along and I’m unable to remove it by the usual means of adding and removing custom icons.
I gave and and carried on with life, but is someone knows the secret voodoo needed I’d be happy.
Roger
On Aug 31, 2023, at 12:21 PM, Paul Lundgren <pflundgren021@...> wrote:
After reinstalling the Mac OS last week on my internal drive, I used the installer to migrate my apps and settings from an external backup SSD. I had made a custom icon for that drive to visually differentiate it from my other drives. Now the internal drive is displaying the external backup drive’s icon instead of the standard Apple icon. Seems a bit bizarre to me.
I cannot manually change the icon for the internal drive, apparently because it is “locked” to the system and cannot be changed. I guess messing with custom icons has its pitfalls.
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Fabulous … so now your expensive OWC Auro Pro SSD looks like a good old rotating harddisk
:-)
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Den 1. sep. 2023 kl. 18.12 skrev Roger Moffat via groups.io <rogerkiwi@...>:
This is what I had from the OWC 2TB SSD I’d put into my 2015 MacBook Pro
followed your notes, and ended up with this
Hooray!!!!!!!!
Thank You
Roger
On Sep 1, 2023, at 12:03 PM, Paul Lundgren <pflundgren021@...> wrote:
Roger,
I just spent some time with Apple tech and solved the issue. There had been no reports of this issue to date. We solved it quite accidentally but I’ll tell you what we did.
I created a new folder on the desktop. Clicked on the folder icon and copied it. Went to the Get Info window of the internal drive and pasted it over the custom icon that was there. The internal drive now had a standard folder icon. I then “undid” the paste and the original Mac drive icon came back. ???
No idea if it will work for your situation but I’m back to normal – and happy.
Paul
On Aug 31, 2023, at 8:49 PM, Roger Moffat via groups.io <rogerkiwi@...> wrote:
I experienced the same thing when I upgraded from a 2015 MacBook Pro, into which I’d put an OWC 2TB SSD - that somehow came with a custom icon for the drive, or maybe I’d added it to the drive later, but I don’t think so.
When I migrated to a 14” MacBook Pro with M2 Pro that custom icon came along and I’m unable to remove it by the usual means of adding and removing custom icons.
I gave and and carried on with life, but is someone knows the secret voodoo needed I’d be happy.
Roger
On Aug 31, 2023, at 12:21 PM, Paul Lundgren <pflundgren021@...> wrote:
After reinstalling the Mac OS last week on my internal drive, I used the installer to migrate my apps and settings from an external backup SSD. I had made a custom icon for that drive to visually differentiate it from my other drives. Now the internal drive is displaying the external backup drive’s icon instead of the standard Apple icon. Seems a bit bizarre to me.
I cannot manually change the icon for the internal drive, apparently because it is “locked” to the system and cannot be changed. I guess messing with custom icons has its pitfalls.
<PastedGraphic-1.png><PastedGraphic-2.png>
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This is what I had from the OWC 2TB SSD I’d put into my 2015 MacBook Pro
followed your notes, and ended up with this
Hooray!!!!!!!!
Thank You
Roger
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On Sep 1, 2023, at 12:03 PM, Paul Lundgren <pflundgren021@...> wrote:
Roger,
I just spent some time with Apple tech and solved the issue. There had been no reports of this issue to date. We solved it quite accidentally but I’ll tell you what we did.
I created a new folder on the desktop. Clicked on the folder icon and copied it. Went to the Get Info window of the internal drive and pasted it over the custom icon that was there. The internal drive now had a standard folder icon. I then “undid” the paste and the original Mac drive icon came back. ???
No idea if it will work for your situation but I’m back to normal – and happy.
Paul
On Aug 31, 2023, at 8:49 PM, Roger Moffat via groups.io <rogerkiwi@...> wrote:
I experienced the same thing when I upgraded from a 2015 MacBook Pro, into which I’d put an OWC 2TB SSD - that somehow came with a custom icon for the drive, or maybe I’d added it to the drive later, but I don’t think so.
When I migrated to a 14” MacBook Pro with M2 Pro that custom icon came along and I’m unable to remove it by the usual means of adding and removing custom icons.
I gave and and carried on with life, but is someone knows the secret voodoo needed I’d be happy.
Roger
On Aug 31, 2023, at 12:21 PM, Paul Lundgren <pflundgren021@...> wrote:
After reinstalling the Mac OS last week on my internal drive, I used the installer to migrate my apps and settings from an external backup SSD. I had made a custom icon for that drive to visually differentiate it from my other drives. Now the internal drive is displaying the external backup drive’s icon instead of the standard Apple icon. Seems a bit bizarre to me.
I cannot manually change the icon for the internal drive, apparently because it is “locked” to the system and cannot be changed. I guess messing with custom icons has its pitfalls.
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Roger,
I just spent some time with Apple tech and solved the issue. There had been no reports of this issue to date. We solved it quite accidentally but I’ll tell you what we did.
I created a new folder on the desktop. Clicked on the folder icon and copied it. Went to the Get Info window of the internal drive and pasted it over the custom icon that was there. The internal drive now had a standard folder icon. I then “undid” the paste and the original Mac drive icon came back. ???
No idea if it will work for your situation but I’m back to normal – and happy.
Paul
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On Aug 31, 2023, at 8:49 PM, Roger Moffat via groups.io <rogerkiwi@...> wrote:
I experienced the same thing when I upgraded from a 2015 MacBook Pro, into which I’d put an OWC 2TB SSD - that somehow came with a custom icon for the drive, or maybe I’d added it to the drive later, but I don’t think so.
When I migrated to a 14” MacBook Pro with M2 Pro that custom icon came along and I’m unable to remove it by the usual means of adding and removing custom icons.
I gave and and carried on with life, but is someone knows the secret voodoo needed I’d be happy.
Roger
On Aug 31, 2023, at 12:21 PM, Paul Lundgren <pflundgren021@...> wrote:
After reinstalling the Mac OS last week on my internal drive, I used the installer to migrate my apps and settings from an external backup SSD. I had made a custom icon for that drive to visually differentiate it from my other drives. Now the internal drive is displaying the external backup drive’s icon instead of the standard Apple icon. Seems a bit bizarre to me.
I cannot manually change the icon for the internal drive, apparently because it is “locked” to the system and cannot be changed. I guess messing with custom icons has its pitfalls.
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Re: Maintenance App issues or question
OK, I got it to run, but get this. Now I am not sure what to do.
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On Sep 1, 2023, at 1:27 AM, Randy B. Singer <randy@...> wrote:
On Aug 31, 2023, at 10:17 PM, Curt Blasy via groups.io <blasycar@...> wrote:
When I run Maintenance app on my Mac mini with M1 - Ventura 13.5.1 I get this message "The Data volume needs to be repaired. To repair the volume, start up your computer in macOS Recovery, then select Disk Utility." When I tried that I cannot access the Data volume. It says it is not
mounted. Its this something to worry about?
Yes.
Start up your Mac in Safe Mode, let it start up fully, and then re-boot normally.
See if things are better after that.
__________________________________________________
Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
Essential But Hard To Find Macintosh Software and Advice
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Re: Maintenance App issues or question
On Aug 31, 2023, at 10:17 PM, Curt Blasy via groups.io <blasycar@...> wrote:
When I run Maintenance app on my Mac mini with M1 - Ventura 13.5.1 I get this message "The Data volume needs to be repaired. To repair the volume, start up your computer in macOS Recovery, then select Disk Utility." When I tried that I cannot access the Data volume. It says it is not
mounted. Its this something to worry about? Yes. Start up your Mac in Safe Mode, let it start up fully, and then re-boot normally. See if things are better after that. __________________________________________________ Randy B. Singer Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) Essential But Hard To Find Macintosh Software and Advice __________________________________________________
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Maintenance App issues or question
When I run Maintenance app on my Mac mini with M1 - Ventura 13.5.1 I get this message "The Data volume needs to be repaired. To repair the volume, start up your computer in macOS Recovery, then select Disk Utility." When I tried that I cannot access the Data volume. It says it is not
mounted. Its this something to worry about?
I appreciate any help or advice.
Thanks!
Curt
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I experienced the same thing when I upgraded from a 2015 MacBook Pro, into which I’d put an OWC 2TB SSD - that somehow came with a custom icon for the drive, or maybe I’d added it to the drive later, but I don’t think so.
When I migrated to a 14” MacBook Pro with M2 Pro that custom icon came along and I’m unable to remove it by the usual means of adding and removing custom icons.
I gave and and carried on with life, but is someone knows the secret voodoo needed I’d be happy.
Roger
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On Aug 31, 2023, at 12:21 PM, Paul Lundgren <pflundgren021@...> wrote:
After reinstalling the Mac OS last week on my internal drive, I used the installer to migrate my apps and settings from an external backup SSD. I had made a custom icon for that drive to visually differentiate it from my other drives. Now the internal drive is displaying the external backup drive’s icon instead of the standard Apple icon. Seems a bit bizarre to me.
I cannot manually change the icon for the internal drive, apparently because it is “locked” to the system and cannot be changed. I guess messing with custom icons has its pitfalls.
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Could it be that you altered the generic icon, rather than the icon used for the external drive?
I don’t often alter icons, but did you do it my changing the Get Info icon of the exterior drive on the desktop?
Brent
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On Aug 31, 2023, at 09:21, Paul Lundgren <pflundgren021@...> wrote:
?After reinstalling the Mac OS last week on my internal drive, I used the installer to migrate my apps and settings from an external backup SSD. I had made a custom icon for that drive to visually differentiate it from my other drives. Now the internal drive is displaying the external backup drive’s icon instead of the standard Apple icon. Seems a bit bizarre to me.
I cannot manually change the icon for the internal drive, apparently because it is “locked” to the system and cannot be changed. I guess messing with custom icons has its pitfalls.
Paul
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After reinstalling the Mac OS last week on my internal drive, I used the installer to migrate my apps and settings from an external backup SSD. I had made a custom icon for that drive to visually differentiate it from my other drives. Now the internal drive is displaying the external backup drive’s icon instead of the standard Apple icon. Seems a bit bizarre to me.
I cannot manually change the icon for the internal drive, apparently because it is “locked” to the system and cannot be changed. I guess messing with custom icons has its pitfalls.
Paul
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Re: Odd TextEdit printing behavior
Once I scroll past the subject line, it is like it never existed. And you had no mention of it in the body. So much for why I misunderstood.?
Does not the modern versions of Text Edit now accept graphics? If so, then it is treating it like an image and not text.?
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On Aug 28, 2023, at 12:16, John Hay via groups.io <OceanCity@...> wrote:
? On Aug 27, 2023, at 6:37 PM, Brent via groups.io <whodo678@...> wrote: To my understanding, aspect ratio is determined mostly by the creator.?
Orientation is controlled by the one printing, portrait or landscape. Along with paper size, letter, legal, A4, and whatever, like folio or banner.? I’d say if you’re not in the printing industry, probably not.? Brent Exactly!
That's what I thought, but I discovered by accident that if you have a TextEdit window open and want to print, the only thing that alters the font size and ultimate paper coverage is when I grab one of the vertical handles of the window and either enlarge or shrink the width of the window! This issues only occurs in TextEdit. I should try experimenting on another machine, but I'm too lazy. Some day I will.?
Then, fortunately, before actually committing to a print job I can see in the print preview window what I'm going to end with. So, for example, if the font is too small in the preview (...and it would be equally small on the printed page) I have to grab either side of the TextEdit window and shrink the width of the window. Crazy, but works like a charm.
But I don't understand why this is happening. My guess is that it's the printer driver, but don't know. I never experience this in Word, or Pages, or any other text app.
Weird.?
Cheers, John ?
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Re: Odd TextEdit printing behavior
On Aug 27, 2023, at 6:37 PM, Brent via groups.io <whodo678@...> wrote: To my understanding, aspect ratio is determined mostly by the creator.?
Orientation is controlled by the one printing, portrait or landscape. Along with paper size, letter, legal, A4, and whatever, like folio or banner.? I’d say if you’re not in the printing industry, probably not.? Brent Exactly!
That's what I thought, but I discovered by accident that if you have a TextEdit window open and want to print, the only thing that alters the font size and ultimate paper coverage is when I grab one of the vertical handles of the window and either enlarge or shrink the width of the window! This issues only occurs in TextEdit. I should try experimenting on another machine, but I'm too lazy. Some day I will.?
Then, fortunately, before actually committing to a print job I can see in the print preview window what I'm going to end with. So, for example, if the font is too small in the preview (...and it would be equally small on the printed page) I have to grab either side of the TextEdit window and shrink the width of the window. Crazy, but works like a charm.
But I don't understand why this is happening. My guess is that it's the printer driver, but don't know. I never experience this in Word, or Pages, or any other text app.
Weird.?
Cheers, John ?
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Re: Reinstalling OS 10.11
Yes, it was one shop in hundreds where i was told this, and there might have been something lost in translation as well. ?:)
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Re: Reinstalling OS 10.11
Thanks Randy that is the key combo I was looking for. ?Already backed up so I'm ready to give it a go.
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Re: Need multiple wired audio input device suggestions
On Aug 27, 2023, at 6:16 AM, John Hay via groups.io <OceanCity@...> wrote:
I looked over at my home-office phone an saw my Sennheiser OfficeRunner! Some links that you might find useful from my database: USB-C to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter $9.00 Have a look at this (now unfortunately a bit outdated) site for a review of a number of different microphones all rated as to their efficacy for computer-aided dictation. Some very reasonably priced microphones that folks say are excellent for dictation: Logitech B530 USB Headset $37 or Blue Snowball $40 useful for recording a meeting is that you can switch it into omnidirectional pickup pattern (360 degree) You can use it for dictation if you switch it to cardioid pickup pattern __________________________________________________ Randy B. Singer Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) Essential But Hard To Find Macintosh Software and Advice __________________________________________________
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