Looking to find a way to use a terminal command to disable/enable desktop widgets in macOS Sonoma. The closest I have been able to find so far is a script that does this. However, I would like to do this from terminal, or from another app (such as BetterTouchTool) without running the script if possible. Thanks!

Recently I was made redundant by company but the chrome I use is somehow 'Managed by the organization' The IT told me that we do not have control over your personal machine so it might be the case of removing chrome, which I did but it still says same as in screenshot below. What is the solution to this as my ex company has cleary said they do not control my chrome as I left the company Where should I look outside the chrome app itself to remove this configuration on macOS Sonoma?

I'm running 14.1 on an M2 mini. I have /Applications in my dock, and I like to click on the folder icon to open it and type the name of the application I want. I find about half the time, the keystrokes "fall through" to the application below. This can be awkward, if, say for example, I want to open GIMP while Signal is open and threfore click on the /Application icon, type GIMP, press Enter. GIMP will open, but I'll *also* send the message *GIMP* to whoever I happened to be last messaging.

I deleted an app using Appclear. then this popup show up: **App damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Trash.** (Move to Trash) or (Cancel) Whether I click “Move to Trash” or “Cancel” buttons, this popup show up again and again I tried this command, but it did not work: sudo xattr -rds com.apple.quarantine /Applications/AppName.app

I'm currently upgrading an older Macbook Air from Catalina to Sonoma, When going through a Fedora upgrade, I can press

to see the log of what's currently going on. I assume macOS has a similar log, and I'm curious if it's possible to see it during an OS upgrade. I've been looking at progress bars for several hours and it would be nice to get some confirmation things are happening, and it's not in an infinite loop!

I am trying to compile (from source, I am aware that there is a port but I need to compile from source) a library (GKlib) with MacPorts gcc14 on Sonoma 14.7,3. MacPorts is up to date I have set thing sup with git clone https://github.com/KarypisLab/GKlib.git cd GKlib make config cc=gcc-mp-14 prefix=../GKlibInstall make make results in: /opt/local/bin/gcc-mp-14 -I/Users/gerben/RenskeDev/Leon/fromsource/GKlib/. -I/Users/gerben/RenskeDev/Leon/fromsource/GKlib/test -DLINUX -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -std=c99 -fno-strict-aliasing -march=native -fPIC -Werror -Wall -pedantic -Wno-unused-function -Wno-unused-but-set-variable -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-unknown-pragmas -Wno-unused-label -DNDEBUG -DNDEBUG2 -DHAVE_EXECINFO_H -DHAVE_GETLINE -O3 -isysroot /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX15.2.sdk -mmacosx-version-min=14.7 -MD -MT CMakeFiles/GKlib.dir/b64.c.o -MF CMakeFiles/GKlib.dir/b64.c.o.d -o CMakeFiles/GKlib.dir/b64.c.o -c /Users/gerben/RenskeDev/Leon/fromsource/GKlib/b64.c In file included from /Users/gerben/RenskeDev/Leon/fromsource/GKlib/GKlib.h:32, from /Users/gerben/RenskeDev/Leon/fromsource/GKlib/b64.c:20: /opt/local/lib/gcc14/gcc/x86_64-apple-darwin23/14.2.0/include-fixed/stdio.h:83:8: error: unknown type name 'FILE' 83 | extern FILE *__stdinp; | ^~~~ A test file (Hello World) in the directory above compiles fine. I’ve seen messages with this kind of trouble but I don’t understand exactly where this is going wrong. gcc14 has a 'translated/fixed' stdio.h from Apple (/opt/local/lib/gcc14/gcc/x86_64-apple-darwin23/14.2.0/include-fixed/stdio.h) that starts with: #ifndef _STDIO_H_ #define _STDIO_H_ #include #include __BEGIN_DECLS extern FILE *__stdinp; When testing with the test file (a simple Hello World), the culprit seems to be -isysroot /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX15.2.sdk My guess is that I need to make sure make etc. add another -isysroot before the Apple SDK one. Is that correct (because then I have to find out how). It’s been far too long I have been doing stuff like this, so I could use tips. Thanks,

I am developing some software as part of a research project, and am running into an annoying issue with the Mac firewall. Our system architecture involves running multiple concurrent processes which open network ports, so when I start an execution, I get a _ton_ of firewall notifications: Whether I click Allow or Deny, the notification comes back every time. I've also tried adding the program to the firewall settings, but the notifications still appear. Enabling stealth mode, or even disabling the firewall, likewise does nothing. This [similar question](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/3271/how-to-get-rid-of-firewall-accept-incoming-connections-dialog) asks about fixing this issue for a single program, and there's some discussion about code signing. But this won't work for me: I'm just compiling new versions of my code; I need to prevent these dialogs from appearing _during testing_, not production. So marking a single executable as "safe" (if even possible) would only work until the next compilation. A few more data points: - This happens no matter where I run the program from — terminal or VS code terminal - This used to happen occasionally, but now happens nearly all the time, after I moved my project from my Documents folder (which I realized was being backed up to iCloud) to a separate local folder. Possibly something with file-provenance trust? This would be strange, however. My new directory is just ~/Local Documents - While some variants of our program _do_ use incoming network access, I'm currently just testing on a single machine (with multiple processes acting as multiple hosts, using the mpi framework). Ideally, I'd like to mark executables in a certain folder as being exempt from firewall rules, but at this point, I'm happy to even just turn off the warnings system-wide. [This answer](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/74517/how-can-i-exclude-certain-ports-from-the-firewall-notifications) seems to suggest I may be out of luck.

I'm going crazy here... I'm using Divvy and it seems over time macOS is changing some default keyboard shortcuts in the system. Because on an older running installation, I could easily use the combination Opt+← and Opt+→ but I can not on a newer MacBook. It simply tells me that this shortcut is already used by a system-wide shortcut. Great. The thing is that when I go through **Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts** I don't actually see this combination set anywhere. Also when I use it nothing happens on my system. Great. Questions: - How do I find out which system shortcut is using this combination? - How do I disable this unknown shortcut to free up my beloved key combination?

I have this weird issue on Sonoma where after creating a sharing-only user I'm unable to select it under Windows File Sharing. Instead I only see an entry for my main account (+ other Standard/Admin accounts), which is sometimes duplicated: Creating a second sharing-only account just results in yet another duplicate of my main, and so on: This occurred both before and after a full factory reset (OS + data).

Last time I could work with usb-serial port on Mac OS Sonoma. Then, after a probably update, the serial port dissapered and I couldn't find a new one. I´ve tried several solutions, no one was running, downloading FTDI driver from FTDI chip and installing were not successful, so now I cant work with my hardware anymore. Silabs CP210x USB to UART Bridge Driver was not working as well, it installed successfully but created no usbserial device Besides the fact that it is very dangerous in trying "something" on the system, installing drivers, gibe them access to the system, I would predicated and usbserial solution from Apple. Is there a possibility to get a usbserial driver for Sonoma?

I have the following Problem working with notifications in my new MacBook: The notifications are only shown inside the notifications center (clicking on Date and time), but there is no popup of the notification shown. I therefore always have to check the notification center manually after I return to my MacBook, since the notification popup ist Not visible. This happens for all applications. The problem occurs on my MacBook M3. It does not in my MacBook M1. Both machines run MacOs Sonoma 14.3. I compared the settings in both machines and they are all the same. Any ideas how I can get the popup to Show up in my new machine?

I have a wireless network which is authenticated using EAP-TLS and a computer certificate. The certificate and corresponding private key has been issued and is installed in the 'system' keychain and when connecting to the network and selecting the certificate, the machine successfully connects to the network. However, when logging off, the network disconnects. The computer is running macOS Sonoma. I have run the command

networksetup -listpreferredwirelessnetworks en0

and the network shows in this list. How can I troubleshoot this issue and ensure it remains connected on the login screen?

I have been useing a wired Logitech USB mouse for a couple years and all of a sudden it decided to slow way down. Thinking this was a preferences issue. Settings > Mouse, cranked the speed up to Max. Still slower than I would like. Break out the magic mouse, and it moves the cursor across the screen by tapping it. So I have a standard USB mouse that is suddenly a slug and an Apple Magic Missle... Both of these devices are seemingly governed by a single preferences panel. Ostensibly stored in a .plist Searches on this site state the file is

~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist

moving the file to

~/Users/brap/Desktop

to save it off and letting the OS re-create the file still yields the same result. Wired slug and bluetooth rocket. People have suggested that I should contact Logitech - that its a hardware issue and not software. Which might make sense if the devices behavior had not suddenly changed two days ago. I will be taking my mouse to the local box retail store to see if I can replicate the issue on one of their devices. Hopefully someone can give me an idea on what to try next that is not : back up everything and re-install from scratch. Do any of you know any more about the Preferences and plists? Is there something I am overlooking? Best.

I have macOS Sonoma. WhatsApp notified me that it needed updating, but when I click update, the app closes and doesn't open afterwards. I have tried again and again and even after restarting the issue remains the same. I've been having the same sort of issue with Chrome, where I deleted it, but the old settings remain. Is it a Mac problem that both have a common issue of not updating?

I've got the following command to run on every macOS start:

hidutil property --set '{"UserKeyMapping": [{"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc": 0x700000064, "HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst": 0x700000035}]}'

It always rebinds a key (non_us_backslash to grave_accent_and_tilde) on my international Apple Magic Keyboard to a convenient one to match with my us keyboard laptop. Right after 14.2 install this command stopped working. It throws no error, the hidutil property --get UserKeyMapping prints out some kind a valid output as follow, but the key behaviour isn't updates after the command run as it appears before update. Also I'm not sure that in the past the --get argument output was printed out as a Decimal rather than hex. But this is as it is now. The command output:

(
        {
        HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst = 30064771125;
        HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc = 30064771172;
    }
)

## UPD 2024.01.17: I've got the answer from Apple on my issue about that. They said that the problem is fixed. I've tried to reproduce it on my laptop and it persists, yet it gets with a lower severity, as now (as the one mentioned somewhere above) binding starts working but after replugging the device. I can add that this is true for a wireless devices as well. My binding started working after I reenabled Bluetooth. This fix worked for me a few times in the row, so I consider it as a persistent. Nonetheless I've objected Apple's claim that the issue has been solved. So let's see what's happens next.

I recently upgraded my home Macbook Pro from Ventura 13.1 to Sonoma 14.1.2. There was no problem with the sound until a few minutes ago, when suddenly the computer went silent, which I noticed when sending an email and confirmed by going to a music website. I did not mute the sound myself, and the Sound Preferences are set to internal speakers at maximum volume.

I have a conflict between Finder and Microsoft Word with the key combination Shift + Command + D. Finder uses it to open the Desktop window and this prevents me from using this shortcut to toggle Dark mode in Word. To clarify: if I use this key combination, Word will not toggle Dark Mode even if it has focus. If you return to Finder, it can open the Desktop window as usual. Therefore, the problem is not the keyboard. I am running macOS Sonoma at work and macOS Sequoia at home. I only find this problem in the computer at home and **none of the old solutions work**, including: 1. Edit the Finder shortcut in Apple Menu -> Settings -> Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts system control panel. Although the conflict disappears then the new shortcut I chose for Finder works the first time but it won't work later (a bug?); consequence: I needed to reverse this setting. 2. Tried to use many apps to edit this **pre-existing** command in Finder that are able to edit keyboard shortcuts but due to the changes how this is achieved on Sonoma and later editing the com.apple.symbolichotkeys.plist does not work anymore and none of the apps in the market are able to edit these **pre-existing** key combinations. (I am aware that these apps are able to add new key combinations but they are not able to **override** pre-existing Finder key combinations, though). The only app able to **override** any Finder keyboard shortcut is the System Preferences panel I referred to in 1. Moreover, some of the apps even require privileged helpers and I do not want that. *What do I have to do to solve this conflict?*

Since updating to Sonoma (one computer from Ventura, the other from Catalina), I have had two problems. 1) Most important. On both computers many emails arrive in Mac Mail (16.0) with the body empty. Web mail works, but I prefer to use Mail app as it helps me carefully file my email in folders. 2) On the computer updated from Catalina I am unable to flag emails at all. On the one updated from Ventura no such problem. Is there a mail remedy for these issues?

I have upgraded two computers to Sonoma - one from Ventura that still can print and another from Catalina that can not. Printing fails over the wireless connection or by attaching the printer directly by USB. The printer is Brother model MFC-L5750DW. It claims the printer is offline, and keeps "looking for printer." How can I address the failure to print from the second Mac?

I was checking my disks after the successful installation oclp 1.4.3/Sonoma 1.4.1 on a MBP 14,3 2017 with Touch Bar. Why I have an 1 Not Mounted volume on my main (startup) disk?
 I googled for this situation, I have found the question reported but without answer. Can Someone explain, please? Thanks.