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system files

  1. hyperbolic

    System Files Disk Usage on iPhone 8 Plus, 256 GB

    NOTE: I’ve attached relevant screenshots for all of the issues I describe below. If anyone else out there owns a 256 GB iPhone 8 Plus (preferably Product Red), and you have installed iOS 15.5.x or 15.6.x (especially today’s release of 15.6.1), may you PLEASE respond with the amount of disk...
  2. roxics

    283GBs of system files!

    No wonder my system has been running so bad the last few months. How do I get rid of most of this? I don't run Time machine and I've already cleared my Adobe media cache. I really don't know what else this could be? Plex server stuff? I have no idea. I ran the trial copy of CleanMyMac X and...
  3. cweese

    Search system files

    Hi! I'm trying to remove some preferences from Mojave OS and want to search the systems folders to make sure I have everything. I can't figure out how to include system folders in Search... is this not possible? The online tutorials I find show a little plus sign right under the search bar, but...
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    StandardKeybinding.dict

    Hey guys !!! I have created and edited the user keybindings at ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict I have edited this file with TextEdit, with Atom, etc. But now I need to edit the system keybindings at...
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    "ABP.A" File - Malware?

    Hello everyone, I've enjoyed finding information from the well informed users of Mac Rumors for several years of mac ownership, and now I have run across a question that the internet does not readily have the answer to, so I've finally made an account (so thanks to everyone who has helped me in...
  6. Xbfryfd

    Modifying Mac OS Sierra system files

    Hi, I was looking one night a few weeks ago about trying to modify Mac OS Sierra's InstallableMachines.plist in the installESD.dmg file. When I noticed it again this morning, I tried messing around with it again, but I still can't add anything. What I want to do is add a Mac Pro 2008 motherboard...
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    About This Mac saying all my disc is filled up with "system files"

    So after Sierra the storage tab on About My Mac is showing the basically all my disk is full with system files. Does anybody have the same issue?
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    Found a file with a bunch of URLs on my Mac, trying to figure out what it is...

    So I was using a recovery tool and found this file. It has probably thousands of URLs. Multiple people including grandchildren use this computer and need to know if all these sites were visited. There are tons of web sites in alphabetical order. Some are porn sites, some are other weird sites...
  9. AmazingHenry

    Help! Need WebKit.framework from 10.5.8

    While testing some things, I accidentally lost the WebKit.framework file from my Power Mac G5 (I know, I should've backed up/should've been more careful. Sorry). I've tried the file from the 10.5.8 Combo update, and all of my WebKit applications (like Mail) crash on startup. I assume the version...