# MacOS **URL:** https://www.twit.community/c/talk-about-tech-here/macos/40.md [Latest](https://www.twit.community/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.twit.community/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.twit.community/tags.md) --- ## [About the MacOS category](https://www.twit.community/t/about-the-macos-category/452)
**Author:** [@Leo](https://www.twit.community/u/Leo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2019, 2:26am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/about-the-macos-category/452 "2019-10-12T02:26:53Z")
General conversations about MacOS. --- ## [Tim \[Cook\] Apple set to transition CEO role to John Ternus](https://www.twit.community/t/tim-cook-apple-set-to-transition-ceo-role-to-john-ternus/19921)
**Author:** [@PHolder](https://www.twit.community/u/PHolder)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 11:59am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/tim-cook-apple-set-to-transition-ceo-role-to-john-ternus/19921 "2026-04-21T11:59:34Z")
Tim Cook has been running Apple (as CEO) for 15 years. He’s set to hand the reigns off to John Ternus at the start of September 2026. Apple announced that Tim Cook will become executive chairman of Apple’s board of … --- ## [CHM Live | Apple at 50: Five Decades of Thinking Different](https://www.twit.community/t/chm-live-apple-at-50-five-decades-of-thinking-different/19779)
**Author:** [@floatingbones](https://www.twit.community/u/floatingbones)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2026, 11:38pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/chm-live-apple-at-50-five-decades-of-thinking-different/19779 "2026-03-29T23:38:01Z")
This is David Pogue’s live session about his “Apple at 50” book at the Computer History Museum on Wednesday, March 11. Many outstanding cameos! This will certainly be discussed on MBW #1016. A transcript of Pogue’s prese… --- ## [Deduplicate files on an external drive attached to Mac?](https://www.twit.community/t/deduplicate-files-on-an-external-drive-attached-to-mac/19208)
**Author:** [@jeremy](https://www.twit.community/u/jeremy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2025, 11:18am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/deduplicate-files-on-an-external-drive-attached-to-mac/19208 "2025-10-24T11:18:56Z")
I have an 8TB external drive attached to my Mac Mini. Will dedupe programs work on that? Or can they just examine internal drives? Thanks. --- ## [Third party app uninstalled for Macs](https://www.twit.community/t/third-party-app-uninstalled-for-macs/19196)
**Author:** [@jeremy](https://www.twit.community/u/jeremy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/third-party-app-uninstalled-for-macs/19196 "2025-10-19T14:24:32Z")
is it generally safe to use third party software installers on MacOS? Or could they add bloatware like some registry cleaners for Windows machines? My end goal is to remove OneDrive and any related folders and files. T… --- ## [uBlock Origin Lite is getting a Safari port!](https://www.twit.community/t/ublock-origin-lite-is-getting-a-safari-port/18625)
**Author:** [@PseudorandomNoise](https://www.twit.community/u/PseudorandomNoise)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 11:20am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/ublock-origin-lite-is-getting-a-safari-port/18625 "2025-06-21T11:20:29Z")
Haven’t seen this mentioned in a lot of places around the web, but I just found out last night and I’m kinda hyped: Looks like the situation has improved vastly, and TLDR uBO Lite is available in Test Flight today for… --- ## [Bill Atkinson, creator of HyperCard and MacPaint, dies](https://www.twit.community/t/bill-atkinson-creator-of-hypercard-and-macpaint-dies/18570)
**Author:** [@whern](https://www.twit.community/u/whern)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2025, 10:28pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/bill-atkinson-creator-of-hypercard-and-macpaint-dies/18570 "2025-06-08T22:28:45Z")
Sad news that Bill Atkinson, the legendary designer/programmer of both MacPaint and HyperCard, has died at the age of 74 from pancreatic cancer. The New York Times has a good obituary: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/… --- ## [Envelop icon appearing next to filename for PDF](https://www.twit.community/t/envelop-icon-appearing-next-to-filename-for-pdf/15790)
**Author:** [@tokyotony](https://www.twit.community/u/tokyotony)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/envelop-icon-appearing-next-to-filename-for-pdf/15790 "2025-06-04T20:45:48Z")
Very odd issue… When I download a PDF from Mac Mail, the file now has an envelop icon next to it. When I right-click it, it has the option to reply in mail. When did MacOS start this? Very annoying. Any way to turn this … --- ## [Copying all the data from one 4TB external USB drive to another](https://www.twit.community/t/copying-all-the-data-from-one-4tb-external-usb-drive-to-another/18125)
**Author:** [@jeremy](https://www.twit.community/u/jeremy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2025, 9:28am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/copying-all-the-data-from-one-4tb-external-usb-drive-to-another/18125 "2025-03-07T09:28:22Z")
On my Mac mini, I have two 4 TB external drives connected via USB. Source is formatted with NTFS. Destination is formatted with APFS. My Mac Mini recognizes the NTFS disk but BackBlaze doesn’t. The NTFS disk contains… --- ## [Creating a shortcut (is alias the Mac term?) in my finder to the photos library?](https://www.twit.community/t/creating-a-shortcut-is-alias-the-mac-term-in-my-finder-to-the-photos-library/17965)
**Author:** [@jeremy](https://www.twit.community/u/jeremy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2025, 11:47pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/creating-a-shortcut-is-alias-the-mac-term-in-my-finder-to-the-photos-library/17965 "2025-03-04T23:47:33Z")
I want to be able to redirect the screen shots I take on my Mac directly to my photos gallery (library-is that the proper name?). Within my finder somewhere, can I make a shortcut to that location? --- ## [Open OneDrive in existing instance instead of a new instance](https://www.twit.community/t/open-onedrive-in-existing-instance-instead-of-a-new-instance/17975)
**Author:** [@jeremy](https://www.twit.community/u/jeremy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2025, 11:46pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/open-onedrive-in-existing-instance-instead-of-a-new-instance/17975 "2025-03-04T23:46:46Z")
See screenshots. Usually, when I open an app, a dot appears below the open app’s icon in the menu bar. When I click on the icon with one of those dots under it, the app opens to the last window open. But no dot appears… --- ## [4 more basic Mac OS questions](https://www.twit.community/t/4-more-basic-mac-os-questions/17957)
**Author:** [@jeremy](https://www.twit.community/u/jeremy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2025, 2:30am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/4-more-basic-mac-os-questions/17957 "2025-02-22T02:30:38Z")
On my Mac mini, my screenshot files show up on the desktop. How can I change the default folder for screenshot files? And what default editor should I use for editing my screenshots? They’re currently set to open in ;… --- ## [Apple Calendar- entering a six day teaching (work) schedule](https://www.twit.community/t/apple-calendar-entering-a-six-day-teaching-work-schedule/18082)
**Author:** [@jeremy](https://www.twit.community/u/jeremy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2025, 1:30am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/apple-calendar-entering-a-six-day-teaching-work-schedule/18082 "2025-02-22T01:30:19Z")
Is it possible to create a shortcut, function, script or something to enter the following information into my iCloud calendar in one step? I teach Monday-Friday, September to June. l following a six day teaching schedu… --- ## [Mac Mini Basic Setup](https://www.twit.community/t/mac-mini-basic-setup/17831)
**Author:** [@jeremy](https://www.twit.community/u/jeremy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2025, 1:01pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/mac-mini-basic-setup/17831 "2025-01-19T13:01:23Z")
Just bought a new Mac mini. Been many years since I’ve run Mac OS. But I also use an iPhone and iPad. So I figure it’s time to complete the ecosystem. At work (I’m a teacher), we use Windows 11 laptops. But everything is… --- ## [UPGRADING \[storage on\] a Brand NEW M4 Mac mini](https://www.twit.community/t/upgrading-storage-on-a-brand-new-m4-mac-mini/17620)
**Author:** [@floatingbones](https://www.twit.community/u/floatingbones)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 1:39pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/upgrading-storage-on-a-brand-new-m4-mac-mini/17620 "2024-11-09T13:39:03Z")
See the video UPGRADING a Brand NEW M4 Mac mini by dosdude1. That was fast. Kudos to this hardware hacker for planning ahead and ordering the SSD chips in advance. The thumbnail for this video is priceless: Video spo… --- ## [Ergonimic keyboard for Mac with TouchID?](https://www.twit.community/t/ergonimic-keyboard-for-mac-with-touchid/17474)
**Author:** [@big\_D](https://www.twit.community/u/big_D)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2024, 7:49am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/ergonimic-keyboard-for-mac-with-touchid/17474 "2024-09-29T07:49:33Z")
I have a bunch of ergonomic keyboards I have collected over the years. I have carpal tunnel and I can’t really use a normal keyboard. I tried using my Apple keyboard again this week, but after about 2 hours, I had a bur… --- ## [Restoring Note & Photo from Time Machine \> 30 days](https://www.twit.community/t/restoring-note-photo-from-time-machine-30-days/16539)
**Author:** [@tokyotony](https://www.twit.community/u/tokyotony)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 8:20am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/restoring-note-photo-from-time-machine-30-days/16539 "2024-07-29T08:20:40Z")
Sent this in to Ask the Tech Guys just last week. Looks like they ran out of emails. And weird that my email doesn’t get on the show. Sent other emails before about other topics, but seems to get lost in the mail. Oh wel… --- ## [Text-to-Speech Apps](https://www.twit.community/t/text-to-speech-apps/16120)
**Author:** [@maguswine](https://www.twit.community/u/maguswine)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/text-to-speech-apps/16120 "2024-04-20T14:26:30Z")
I’ve found several TTS apps for the iPhone but none for the Mac. Do you guys know of any good apps for Macs with natural-sounding voices? --- ## [Browser choices](https://www.twit.community/t/browser-choices/15902)
**Author:** [@AndrewMC](https://www.twit.community/u/AndrewMC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 12:47am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/browser-choices/15902 "2024-03-01T00:47:58Z")
Firefox has long been my backup browser on my mac, but decided to give it a try as my primary browser since it looked like it was rendering pages much faster than Safari, even with private relay turned off. After I’ve be… --- ## [Best Video Editing Software For Podcasts on MacOS](https://www.twit.community/t/best-video-editing-software-for-podcasts-on-macos/15875)
**Author:** [@Torrey](https://www.twit.community/u/Torrey)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/best-video-editing-software-for-podcasts-on-macos/15875 "2024-02-19T18:21:51Z")
I’m going to be doing a video podcast where I will be wanting to add stylish lower-thirds, transitions, etc. I was wondering what other podcasters on MacOS prefer for video editing; Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro? There s… --- ## [Back up data from external hard drive to iCloud](https://www.twit.community/t/back-up-data-from-external-hard-drive-to-icloud/15721)
**Author:** [@jeremy](https://www.twit.community/u/jeremy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 12:12am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/back-up-data-from-external-hard-drive-to-icloud/15721 "2024-01-05T00:12:43Z")
I’m trying to backup 3.5 TB of data from an NTFS formatted external hard drive to my iCloud account. I’m using a rented MacBook Pro 2012 with 500 GB drive (best I can rent considering where I live). All went well for th… --- ## [Macbook Air Video Editing](https://www.twit.community/t/macbook-air-video-editing/15631)
**Author:** [@maguswine](https://www.twit.community/u/maguswine)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/macbook-air-video-editing/15631 "2023-12-13T21:35:15Z")
Hi folks, I’m considering replacing my Windows laptop with a Macbook Air for doing video editing, so my question is whether the 8GB model is sufficient for Final Cut? Unsure whether to believe YouTube when it says 8GB i… --- ## [A Series of .mov files I want to keep looping](https://www.twit.community/t/a-series-of-mov-files-i-want-to-keep-looping/15636)
**Author:** [@masking\_agent](https://www.twit.community/u/masking_agent)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/a-series-of-mov-files-i-want-to-keep-looping/15636 "2023-12-09T20:32:33Z")
Hi All, I have about 5 individual files in .mov format that I want to show to my family. I want them to constantly loop in some way ?? What is the easiest way to accompish this ? --- ## [Retrieving Photos from an Older Apple Airport Extreme](https://www.twit.community/t/retrieving-photos-from-an-older-apple-airport-extreme/15489)
**Author:** [@masking\_agent](https://www.twit.community/u/masking_agent)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/retrieving-photos-from-an-older-apple-airport-extreme/15489 "2023-11-07T16:44:40Z")
Hi all , I have been giving the task to retrieve photos from an older apple airport extreme. I tried firing it up using the airport extreme utility app on my phone, but it could not see it. What are my choices ? thx … --- ## [Mac OS Sonoma - Sharing menu](https://www.twit.community/t/mac-os-sonoma-sharing-menu/15413)
**Author:** [@Pommster](https://www.twit.community/u/Pommster)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2023, 7:18am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/mac-os-sonoma-sharing-menu/15413 "2023-10-22T07:18:51Z")
Does anyone know how to get rid of this sharing menu on the menu bar in Mac OS after I have used OBS wth a “macOS Screen Capture” source to capture the contents of a browser window? Clicking on Stop Sharing does nothing… --- ## [Let's talk about Opencore Legacy Patcher for older Macs](https://www.twit.community/t/lets-talk-about-opencore-legacy-patcher-for-older-macs/15366)
**Author:** [@masking\_agent](https://www.twit.community/u/masking_agent)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/lets-talk-about-opencore-legacy-patcher-for-older-macs/15366 "2023-10-10T17:21:43Z")
Hi folks, What do you all think about this software from github, opencore legacy patcher that can allow a newer Mac OS to be installed on older hardware ??? Is this really legit ? Does anyone know what Apple is saying… --- ## [Safari in Sonoma Cmd+R not reloading pages?](https://www.twit.community/t/safari-in-sonoma-cmd-r-not-reloading-pages/15362)
**Author:** [@big\_D](https://www.twit.community/u/big_D)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/safari-in-sonoma-cmd-r-not-reloading-pages/15362 "2023-10-09T21:48:50Z")
Has anyone else noticed this problem? I have it on my private Mac mini and my work MacBook Pro, both with M1 processor. If I do Cmd+R to reload the page, the page is reloaded in its current state, it isn’t reloaded. If… --- ## [CrystalFetch ISO Downloader](https://www.twit.community/t/crystalfetch-iso-downloader/15357)
**Author:** [@Pommster](https://www.twit.community/u/Pommster)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2023, 10:16am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/crystalfetch-iso-downloader/15357 "2023-10-08T10:16:03Z")
For those needing Windows for virtualisation processes on a Mac, CrystalFetch ISO Downloader available on the Mac App store or GitHub is great for obtaining installable ISOs. I set up Windows 11 in UTM before this was av… --- ## [Remind Me shows 1 email but none in there](https://www.twit.community/t/remind-me-shows-1-email-but-none-in-there/15343)
**Author:** [@tokyotony](https://www.twit.community/u/tokyotony)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2023, 2:10pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/remind-me-shows-1-email-but-none-in-there/15343 "2023-10-05T14:10:55Z")
Hi Everyone, I am running Sonoma. It has a Remind Me function and it shows that there is one unread in the that mailbox but when I check, nothing there. I rebuilt the mail index but still shows that. Any ideas? Thanks! … --- ## [Need Help deciding on a new Backup Strategy - Dropbox or another Lacie?](https://www.twit.community/t/need-help-deciding-on-a-new-backup-strategy-dropbox-or-another-lacie/15307)
**Author:** [@masking\_agent](https://www.twit.community/u/masking_agent)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2023, 6:42am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/need-help-deciding-on-a-new-backup-strategy-dropbox-or-another-lacie/15307 "2023-09-29T06:42:24Z")
Hello Folks in Twit land, I have another question to ask. Since my Synology NAS has been in storage for the past few months (in the process of moving and there is no space for it ) and won’t be available for use for an… [Next page](https://www.twit.community/c/talk-about-tech-here/macos/40.md?page=1)