Is there any way to “Erase Junk Mail…” in iOS the same way one might with the context menu for Mail in macOS?

2026-05-17T01:30:22Z

I am using iOS 26.5 and macOS 26.5.

Is there any way to “Erase Junk Mail…” in iOS the same way one might with the context menu for Mail in macOS? Here is a screenshot of the context menu item in Mail in macOS for reference:

It is very nice and clean: Just select “Erase Junk Mail…” and et voilà! All of the junk mail is gone! But seemingly just in macOS.

There doesn’t seem to be an equivalent method in macOS. Unless I am missing something?

Update: To clarify things, if I “Select All” for trashing junk mail in iOS, the junk mail is moved to the “Trash.” And when it is moved to the trash, it seems to “whitelist” content that was once junk.

Since junk mail always is sent again and again, if I move an email from someone like “Josh Cantwell” from junk to “Trash” any future email from “Josh Cantwell” is whitelisted and then shows up in my in box at a later date. Clearly messing up the junk/spam detection.

That is why “Erase Junk Mail…” is cleaner; junk is junk until it is erased and gone.

Where is an audio driver for Windows 11 on 15-inch MacBook Pro A1398 EMC 2763 (late 2013)?

2026-05-16T18:28:14Z

I cannot find any valid audio driver for Windows 11 on 15-inch MacBook Pro 10,1 A1398 EMC 2673 late 2013. Does anyone know a valid audio driver for this model running Windows 11?

Boot Camp Services 6.0.6136 is installed, as well as the miscellaneous packages of drivers for Windows. Boot Camp was downloaded using a Mac of the same model.

I am not sure whether all drivers are here. When writing Boot Camp to an external media the Boot Camp Assistant completed whilst the progress bar was at 60% only. There is no "Realtek" folder in the drivers.

During the installation of Boot Camp, two drivers are blocked by Windows for vulnerabilities reasons.

I also could not get a newer version of Boot Camp like the 6.1.

The Cirrus Logic. Inc (CirrusFilter) MEDIA package for Windows is installed, in version 6.6001.1.38. I also tried installing CirrusAudioCS4206.exe from Boot Camp's Driver folder.

I event tried installing CirruAudioCS4208.exe.

In Windows Device Manager, there are two "High Definition Audio Controller" entries.

The icon for the second one has a yellow icon with an exclamation mark.

The hardware identifier is PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1E20&SUBSYS_72708086&REV_04 The non working driver is provided by Microsoft, in version 10.0.26100.8328.

The driver files are dmk.sys, hdaudbus.sys and portcls.sys. Any attempt to update this driver tell that the best driver is already installed. But it just doesn't work!

The "Apple Software Update" app also tells that all Apple stuff is up to date.

Where can I find voicemail audio files on my macOS disk?

2026-05-16T18:17:06Z

I'm going through and downloading all the voicemails I've received on my iPhone for archival purposes, and it's annoying to use the little share button for each file on my phone.

I know Apple released a Mac app, Phone.app, recently, and I'm wondering where they persist the audio files on disk for the app. I can't find any documentation on it. I would rather harvest the files from disk in one swoop

Why is my Apple TV app not working on my Mac?

2026-05-16T12:16:18Z

My Apple TV app never plays any episode. It plays the promos and the recaps but blacks out when it has to play the actual episode. I've tried logging in and logging out, authorizing and unauthorizing, but nothing seems to work.

Why is my MacBook Pro self-discharging all the time (since update to macOS 10.15.8)?

2026-05-15T16:59:36Z

As stated in the title, my 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro has been self-discharging continuously ever since I updated to macOS 10.15.8.

By continuously, I mean all the time. It discharges when plugged-in (I am using the original cable and charger which are in good shape), and it also discharges while it is completely turned off (not in sleep-mode, off). The laptop is pluggged-in most of the time I use it but I need to rely on its battery for work-related field activities.

I bought this computer in 2020 and have happily been using it ever since under Catalina (10.15.4 I believe). I have performed a clean install at every Catalina "upgrade" just to keep things as clean as possible. I have never needed to update to newer macOS versions because I use it for work and have never had any use for the more recent macOS versions. I mostly do scientific computing on it (Mathematica, Python and LaTeX for documents); other than that, I use the Mail, Messages and Facetime apps. I use internet through Firefox, but it is not my main activity on it.

I cannot remember the exact numbers, but prior to the 10.15.8 update, battery capacity was at 92%, with around 200 cycles. Ever since the update (around a month ago) I started noticing that the current charge was around 95% percent every time I turned it on (after plugging it in).

This means that the computer is self-discharging while being completely off. However, I was not alarmed about this at first because I initially thought that I was perhaps doing something wrong. Now I am practically sure that not only the laptop is self-discharging itself all the time, but it is also losing capacity, practically in real-time under my nose.

I have installed "Coconut" just yesterday after finally realizing that something is wrong after all. The following 3 screen-shots span around 1 hour of use this morning. They illustrate that the computer is self-discharging while plugged-in. The last screen shows a 0.1% capacity loss in less than 24 hours.

I cannot understand how the battery lost less than 10% in six years of intensive use and suddenly more than 5% in just weeks. Is there a way I can access the battery usage history to confirm that the battery is self-discharging while completely off?

My guess is that the new firmware messed things up (the current version on it is Boot ROM Version: 2103.100.6.0.0 (iBridge: 23.16.14242.0.0,0)). Is there a way to revert this firmware to a previous one? (I have been told that a clean install of 10.15.7 would not downgrade the firmware).

Update: I forgot to mention that this computer has always operated without the battery health management option available since 10.5.5.

What is the cause of ECC RAM errors on a 2013 Mac Pro?

2026-05-12T18:51:27Z

I have a 2013 Mac Pro (MacPro6,1) with 4x32GB ECC DIMMs. I noticed that all four DIMMs were reporting ECC errors, ranging from the thousands to hundreds of thousands. One of the DIMMs was even wrongly reported by the machine as 24GB. These ECC errors would appear within a few hours after a reboot.

I removed and reinserted all 4 DIMMs, and now even after a day I no longer see any ECC errors or misreported DIMM sizes.

Do anyone know why this is? Is it likely that the issue has been resolved?

Discrepancies in disk usage on external ssd formatted as exFAT

2025-04-18T12:30:31Z

I have an external volume (an SSD by Sandisk connected via a usb-c cable) rated at 1TB. Finder (macOS 14.5) says the disk is full (when I try to add a file it errors with: No space left on device (28)

however when I look at the sizes of the directories on the external volume, of which there are two, one is called Movies and the other TV, the sizes do not add up at ALL:

adding these two folder sizes adds up to a little over 700GB and nowhere near the 1000GB used as claimed by "Get Info" in Finder on the volume.

Now I realize there could be hidden directories that are trouble so I looked at those using Cmd+Shift+. as you can see in the following screenshot:

The only directory (of those hidden) that has more than 10MB is .Spotlight-V100 as can be seen here:

Maybe the size on disk here is actually much larger than reported?

To get to the bottom of things I also approached it from a different angle and ran the du and ncdu utilities in the terminal, the output of which is again attached here:

These outputs lead me to believe the sizes of Movies and TV can be more or less trusted, however for .Spotlight-V100 and .Trashes unfortunately there seems to be no or wrong info for a permission issue.

I am out of my knowledge here - maybe this is an exFAT specific problem? Should I try delete the Spotlight directory as a first step?

Any help much appreciated! :) Also if anybody needs any more data, just comment. One last image of the info output from disk utility:

shutdown iMac triggered from external system

2024-08-23T02:59:51Z

I am looking to shutdown iMac computers triggered by an external/other system. Its for a fully automated internet cafe, to include iMac's where the "central automation software" can trigger a shutdown of the iMac if the paid time is consumed.

With windows/intel PC's it is possible to trigger a shutdown of the PC from another system (cybercafe with a central managed system that triggers the shutdown when the time the customer paid for is fully consumed) My question is, if that is also possible for an iMac. If so, how ?

macOS Calendar search doesn't work for future events

2023-12-29T02:16:04Z

Spotlight search finds future events, but macOS Calendar search (top right corner search field) does not.

How do I fix this?

Synchronizing my iPad photos to my iMac (2017) with an external SSD

2023-12-28T13:37:21Z

My internal SSD drive was getting full so I purchased a plug-in, external SSD.

Will I be able to sync my photos to my iPad’s now that I’ve done this?

How to disable (apparently) wide soundstage DSP on MacBook Air (M1) running macOS Sonoma (14)?

2023-12-18T00:49:54Z

TL;DR: Is there any way to disable or limit audio processing on a Mac when playing on internal speakers?

My MacBook Air (M1), running macOS Sonoma (14), does some kind of audio processing, seeming always, which can make the sound stage seem much wider than the physical computer. With YouTube and movies it's usually a benefit, as some sounds seem to come from far left or right of the computer. It does this so convincingly that I have often paused the playback to check if I was hearing something else happening in the room. When it is a beneficial effect, it is amazing. But when it doesn't work well, it arguably ruins the (music) sound.

Sony was one of the early consumer audio companies that would offer effects like "wide", "theater", etc. which did some kind of processing to make the sound seem wider than the source. These days, such processing effects are common. I mention this because it may help some readers recognize the impact on sound that I'm referring to.

Usually on the Mac this sounds great, but sometimes it can hide the vocals and make the sound seem distant and vague. When this happens, it's definitely not a benefit and would be better disabled.

When AirPods are connected, there are some effects options; with other headphones there are no options but also apparently no spacial effects processing; just pure left/right. But when using the internal speakers, there seems to be nothing but left/right balance and volume options.

How to move the connectors along with objects in Keynote?

2023-11-28T04:16:40Z

I have two objects: a circle and a square. There is a connector line connecting these two objects. I want to move the square from one point to another using the action>move animation. However, I want the connector to stay connected during the move animation. Let the connector grow or shrink if required. Is this possible?

As a workaround, is it possible to animate just the connector? I want one end to stay fixed in a point, the other end should be moved to a different point.

How do I bake in a photo's Auto Enhance adjustments?

2023-11-09T01:25:22Z

The Auto Enhance feature in iOS Photos often leads to results I like. But when I go to share those photos, or to edit them in Lightroom, etc. the adjustments are stripped out.

I want to bake the results of the Auto Enhance AI magic into an image that I can then share or edit elsewhere.

I'm finding no documentation for the feature, and most of what I discover across the web describes the process for turning the feature off.

Last thing: Even taking a screenshot of an auto enhanced image doesn't capture its adjustments. The resulting screenshot is just the bland version I'm trying to avoid.

Test printer online/offline in terminal?

2023-10-09T02:36:46Z

Some years ago, the lpstat command would report if a printer is offline. This features seems to have disappeared; it doesn't seem to be available in Ventura. Is there a way to determine from the terminal (or a shell script) whether or not a printer is online? The printer list in System Settings can display whether a printer is online, so I hope there might be shell-script way of doing it.

I've searched extensively, and can't find an uptodate answer.

At nohillside's request, here are the results of lpstat -v:

device for Cheryl_LaserJet_400_MFP_M425dn: dnssd://Cheryl%20LaserJet%20400%20MFP%20M425dn._ipp._tcp.local./?uuid=434e4638-4837-5139-4b4d-5820b14df350
device for Cheryl_LaserJet_400_MFP_M425dn__Fax_: hpfax://HPDMF/v=1&connectionType=Rendezvous&BonjourServiceName=Cheryl%20LaserJet%20400%20MFP%20M425dn&BonjourServiceDomain=local.
device for Cheryl_Maine_HP_LaserJet_Pro_4001: dnssd://Cheryl%20Maine%20HP%20LaserJet%20Pro%204001._ipps._tcp.local./?uuid=ffce78bf-f267-45e0-a6ba-bc6bca9244f4
device for Cheryl_Maine_LaserJet_400_M401dne: dnssd://HP%20LaserJet%20400%20M401dne%20(008C0F)._ipp._tcp.local./?uuid=50484746-4735-3438-3138-3ca82a008c0f
device for Dining_Room_LaserJet_M203dw: dnssd://Dining%20Room%20LaserJet%20M203dw._ipps._tcp.local./?uuid=564e4233-4730-3335-3835-e8d8d17c268c
device for Edward_Maine_LaserJet_Pro_MFP_4101: dnssd://Edward%20Maine%20LaserJet%20Pro%20MFP%204101._ipps._tcp.local./?uuid=3c2813b1-8436-4229-8f81-63cd67d913a7
device for Edward_Maine_LaserJet_Pro_MFP_4101___Fax: dnssd://Edward%20Maine%20LaserJet%20Pro%20MFP%204101._ipps._tcp.local./?uuid=3c2813b1-8436-4229-8f81-63cd67d913a7
device for HP_Color_LaserJet_Pro_M252dw: dnssd://HP%20Color%20LaserJet%20Pro%20M252dw%20(F6E983)._ipps._tcp.local./?uuid=564e4233-4631-3036-3833-3ca82af6e983
device for HP_LaserJet_P3010_Series: dnssd://HP%20LaserJet%20P3010%20Series%20%5B13EF70%5D._printer._tcp.local./BINPS
device for Maine_Color_OfficeJet_Pro_8210: dnssd://Maine%20Color%20OfficeJet%20Pro%208210._ipps._tcp.local./?uuid=71efec68-1a90-5a15-e447-35b576ea90b4
device for PDFwriter: pdfwriter:/

and for lpinfo -v:

network smb
network https
network lpd
network ipps
network http
network ipp
network socket
fax hpfax
direct hpFaxbackend
network dnssd://Cheryl%20LaserJet%20400%20MFP%20M425dn._ipp._tcp.local./?uuid=434e4638-4837-5139-4b4d-5820b14df350
network dnssd://Dining%20Room%20LaserJet%20M203dw._ipp._tcp.local./?uuid=564e4233-4730-3335-3835-e8d8d17c268c
network dnssd://HP%20Color%20LaserJet%20Pro%20M252dw%20(F6E983)._ipp._tcp.local./?uuid=564e4233-4631-3036-3833-3ca82af6e983
network dnssd://HP%20LaserJet%20P3010%20Series%20%5B13EF70%5D._printer._tcp.local./
fax hpfax://HPDMF/v=1&connectionType=Rendezvous&BonjourServiceName=Cheryl%20LaserJet%20400%20MFP%20M425dn&BonjourServiceDomain=local.

The second list is an accurate list but incomplete list of available printers, as it doesn't include the virtual PDFWriter printer, but this seems to be the closest thing to a solution.

How to VNC connect to a sleeping iMac?

2022-12-30T06:59:28Z

I use RealVNC to connect to an intel-based iMac, but it cannot wake it up if it is asleep after long inactivity. Yes, I don't change the setting to prevent from sleeping but only leave 'Wake for network access' on. However, the same works perfectly to connect a sleeping Mac Studio. This obviously has the merit of letting the machine rest and saving energy.

Both 'server' machines use WiFi and the other machine used to control them is not necessarily within the same local network. The 'server' machines do not have a public IP addresses. I tried to compare the settings like in 'Energy Saver' between the two host machines, but still have no clue.

When testing this, I noticed that I still can connect to the iMac right after (like 10 seconds) I manually put it to sleep. If I wait a few minutes, it does not work.

M1 Ultra won't sleep properly (Fan goes off but OS/CPU continues to work!)

2022-07-09T06:33:22Z

Its a bit crazy, my one week old M1 Ultra won't really sleep.... The fan goes off but the CPU and OS continue to run. You can even feel it as after a couple of hours; the case becomes quite hot.

You can see it from the screenshots.

The times during the week that the system was "sleeping", CPU temp is going up, CPU is not inactive and fans are off.

No app seems to be "preventing sleep;” (image attached) WiFi Off, Ethernet network only.

How do I debug this? Any ideas?

What is an "avenger advertisement" coming from the locationd process?

2022-04-02T07:07:13Z

Out of boredom, I ran the console application that comes with macOS by default. As I was looking through some of the logs, I noticed a line that said:

"msg":"onAvengerAdvertisementDetected: got avenger advertisement", "subHarvester":"Avenger"}

coming from the subsystem com.apple.locationd.Core under the category Harvester. After looking further, I noticed a bunch of other calls using the term "advertisement" in them too. For example, there's:

{"msg":"convertToSPAdvertisement", "address":<private>, "data":<private>, "date":<private>, "rssi":<private>, "status":<private>, "reserved":<private>, "subHarvester":"Avenger"}

coming from the same subsystem and category.

Does anyone have any idea where these logs are coming from?

I'm on a MacBook Air M1 running macOS Monterrey 12.2.1

How can I have Numbers autofill interpolated values between two cells?

2022-02-22T14:31:13Z

How can I have Numbers autofill interpolated values in a range of selected cells (from the value of the first cell to the value of the last cell)?

I know how to do this with a formula but it's too awkward as I do this quite frequently. Therefore, I would like to use the Autofill function, or similar. But it doesn't seem to be intelligent enough to interpolate.

Ex: [7] […] […] […] [10] ➾ [7] [7.75] [8.5] [9.25] [10]

Can I swap the command and control only in iterm2 with karabiner?

2021-12-12T06:13:04Z

So I'm new to Karabiner, and I'm trying to swap the command and control key only when I'm in iterm2. Here's the json file I came up with. Currently it swaps the control key to a command key but does not switch the command key to a control key.

{
  "title": "CTRL/CMD Key Swap",
  "rules": [
    {
      "description": "swap left control/command keys for iterm2",
      "manipulators": [

        {
          "type": "basic",
          "from": {
            "key_code": "left_command"
          },
          "to": {
            "key_code": "left_control"
          },
          "conditions": [
            {
              "type": "frontmost_application_if",
              "bundle_identifiers": [
                "^com\\.googlecode\\.iterm2$"
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
         {
          "type": "basic",
          "from": {
            "key_code": "left_control"
          },
          "to": {
            "key_code": "left_command"
          },
          "conditions": [
            {
              "type": "frontmost_application_if",
              "bundle_identifiers": [
                "^com\\.googlecode\\.iterm2$"
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

How can I swap the command and control key only when I'm in iterm2 app?

How to download Xcode 13 if the App Store is not accessible?

2021-09-21T06:59:07Z

My organisation is blocking access to the App Store for security reasons, so I can't download Xcode 13 from there. I looked at https://developer.apple.com/download/all/ but there I only see a bunch of tools, not Xcode 13 itself.

Are there other ways to download Xcode 13?

Boot from external drive using rEFInd only if external drive is connected

2020-12-12T20:05:10Z

I'm trying to use an external drive to contain a Windows install and a Big Sur install, but I'm having trouble configuring the boot options on a MacBook Pro 2018.

I partitioned the external drive to have a Windows Partition and a macOS partition and installed rEFInd to the external drive in order to choose which partition to boot from.

This is the process I would like to have when starting up my MacBook: I would like to always boot up to macOS main install on the internal drive unless I hold option on startup, which would let me choose between macOS on the internal drive or to startup rEFInd, which will then let me choose an OS from the external drive (a second Big Sur install or the Windows parition).

Right now - I've managed to have rEFInd boot up whenever the external drive is plugged in, but whenever it's not plugged in the question mark folder pops up unless I press option to allow me to select my internal macOS install.

Anybody have any ideas on where to look to learn how to configure rEFInd or learn more about the booting process here?

How to show open tabs on other devices on Mac Safari?

2020-12-12T13:34:55Z

I want to show open tabs on other devices that share the same Apple and iCloud account, but for some reasons there is no open tab on Mac Safari when I click the top-right icon (the icon of two tabs overriding).

On my iPhone and iPad I can access the tabs opened on my Mac, but the other direction is not true. How can I open the tabs opened on iOS devices on Mac or maybe is it just a bug?

UPDATE

I found out that sometimes the tabs appear properly whereas other times they don't.

UPDATE 2

This might be a bug, but I think 60~80% of the time the tabs don't appear. I upgraded to macOS 11.1 but the problem still persists. Any workaround would be appreciated.

"Show In Playlist" CatalinaOS

2020-09-14T17:52:17Z

I've created a custom keyboard shortcut for the "Show In Playlist" command in the Music app. When I use the shortcut, I can see the menu bar is selected, but it does not open a menu showing the playlists. I am aware this is possible by right/cmd-clicking on a song in the library, but this is a tedious process for a large library. Thanks!

Catalina (10.15.5) Spotlight calculator CPU spike?

2020-07-10T08:31:48Z

I noticed that I would have insane CPU spikes (400%+) whenever I type in a math equation (even something simple like 1+2) into spotlight. The task that spikes is called mds_stores. Does anyone know if this is just an issue with my system/is there some sort of software fix coming?

Attached = picture of the spike

Mac OS: Bluetooth headphones lose sound but not connection

2020-01-20T10:21:30Z

When I connect a bluetooth headset (I have this with several headsets) it connects fine and sound goes over the headset.

But after a certain time (sometimes 10 minutes, sometimes half a minute) the headphones lose sound. The headset stays connected an still appear when I check my bluetooth settings. Reselecting the headset in 'Sound' settings doesn't change a thing.

When I turn them off and on again then it will work for a certain time again.

Restarting doesn't change a thing and the following fix that I found for other problems also doesn't fix it:

 sudo kextunload /System/Library/Extensions/AppleHDA.kext 
 sudo kextload /System/Library/Extensions/AppleHDA.kext

Anyone have an idea how to solve this?

Import signature from image file in Preview

2019-01-09T01:45:04Z

I'd like to sign pdfs using my signature. Unfortunately, Preview seems to require that you have a trackpad or a camera to do it. I have a Mac Mini, which has neither.

I do have my signature as a jpeg. In Acrobat on Windows, I could just import it and it worked. How do I do that in Preview?

Does the “Put hard disks to sleep when possible.” option in macOS have any effect on SSD drives?

2018-11-11T03:27:23Z

I completely understand the value of putting a hard disk (specifically) to sleep in some cases especially in the pre-SSD days of the past. It can save power, lower noise and such. But in the case of modern systems that are increasingly SSD-based, does this option have any value at all?

My MacBook Air (2018) running Mojave (10.14.1) has “Put hard disks to sleep when possible.” checked off by default (in System Preferences > Energy Saver), but this system uses an SSD.

Is this option only focused on hard disk drives and ignored by SSD drives?

I can’t imagine the internal SSD would ever “sleep” but correct me if I am wrong.

In short, does the “Put hard disks to sleep when possible” option have any effect on SSD drives in macOS?

Better way to create signature for preview than holding a paper in front of the camera

2015-04-15T05:37:35Z

I have a perfectly fine scanned image of a signature. It is unnecessarily inaccurate to hold it in front of the camera instead of using the image directly.

How to enter the signature from the image file directly?

Find original sales information of MacBook by serial number

2012-08-30T06:42:25Z

Is there any way to figure out where my MacBook was sold and what the price was, by serial number only?

I know how to get information from Apple based on a serial number, but they did not tell me where it was sold or how much it was sold for.

Extract an image file of my signature from Preview?

2012-04-23T17:51:31Z

The Preview application in OS X Lion includes the ability to take a screen capture of your written signature and save it for later application in to any PDF file.

Where does Preview store the image file for this signature? Is it possible to extract the signature for use in another application like Adobe Reader?

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