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i thought touchid would only require passwords after restarts or long periods of inactivity? i walked away from my computer for 5 minutes and it required a manual password when i returned.
I have Catalina 10.15.3 (Beta) running and I can't add photo's to the Tweetdeck app anymore. Somebody suggestions how to solve this?
Update: now I see that the picture does not show in the making of the tweet but when I proceed the photo is shown in the tweet!
Update: now I see that the picture does not show in the making of the tweet but when I proceed the photo is shown in the tweet!
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It's controlled by this setting in your Security & Privacy preference pane, 5 minutes is the default.
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A minor annoyance, but still...
Every time I reboot my Mac, System Preferences opens on the Security & Privacy pane. Apps all have the acces they need, cant figure it out.
Every time I reboot my Mac, System Preferences opens on the Security & Privacy pane. Apps all have the acces they need, cant figure it out.
Can you try closing all windows before shutting down and toggling the "Reopen windows..." checkbox?
I now there has been a lot said about the popping speaker bug that is heard when stopping youtube videos and stuff. A lot have reported this was fixed in .2 but I still have it.
What is worse than that though is I have a crackle/static sound which is especially noticeable when i'm working in Logic Pro X with certain sounds. I'm sure sometimes its there and others not.
I have tried on two identical machines and have the same issues so i'm assuming it's a Catalina bug.
Has anyone else noticed this bug persisting?
Thanks.
What is worse than that though is I have a crackle/static sound which is especially noticeable when i'm working in Logic Pro X with certain sounds. I'm sure sometimes its there and others not.
I have tried on two identical machines and have the same issues so i'm assuming it's a Catalina bug.
Has anyone else noticed this bug persisting?
Thanks.
Yes well, not everyone is as computer ignorant as the people found complaining in MR discussion forums like this one. Forums are filled with people who think they're a whole lot smarter than they are... and they're typically extremely stubborn as well. A deadly combination when it comes to computer use.
No problems with 10.15.2 on any of the Macs I work on (at least, none that weren't self-created).
thanks for the suggestion, but it appears that is something different. mine is set to immediately; it just means that i will be immediately required to use touchid after sleeping my computer, vs remaining unlocked for the specified duration (tested and confirmed).
being forced to enter a password to enable touch id is something else, which i thought was normally reserved for restarts or after much longer periods of inactivity.
its almost as if catalina intermittently loses touchid authentication for no rhyme or reason, which diminishes its usefulness.
Oh, I see. That's interesting because I've seen that on my iPhone 7 (iOS 12 and 13) since I got it. Totally random and annoying....being forced to enter a password to enable touch id is something else, which i thought was normally reserved for restarts or after much longer periods of inactivity.
its almost as if catalina intermittently loses touchid authentication for no rhyme or reason, which diminishes its usefulness.
I have not had it happen in macOS.
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Some of us are old enough to remember backwards compatability at Apple
I used a computer before Apple even existed. So my age isn't an issue in remembering what computer use has been like. I'm not sure what backward compatibility has to do with the immediate discussion, but the reality is that backward compatibility is as good, if not better than it has ever been.
You realise the irony of saying that, when we're talking about an OS that removed decades of backwards compatibility?
I noticed a bug in the Search bar of the Finder. When I click on Search on the local (built-in) drive, it only searches for files in the current folder and subfolders as it is supposed to do. But on special locations like the Desktop and external drives, it searches the whole Mac or external drive not just subfolders but also parent folders. I tried to remove Finder Preferences but it didn't help. I also tried to rebuild the Spotlight index which didn't help either. I explicitly do not want to search the whole Mac but only in the current folder!
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Same computer, slightly different config....... and will hold off on upgrade.
THANKFULLY other than a few minor wobbles with STACKS, smooth sailing with Catalina 10.15.2
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STACKS WIERDNESS
MBP 16-inch / 10.15.2 — keep having issues with stacks.
+ icons bunching up
+ arrows to group images disappear
+ clicking on icons just next to stack icon causes expansion / collapse of nearest stack
Have tried
+ enlarging / shrinking desktop icons
+ SAFE MODE
+ turning GROUP BY STACK on / off
+ DISK UTILITY
Keeps coming back
Thoughts?
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Such updates usually either need to be downloaded and installed, or happen via a "Check for Updates" (or something similar) in the File menu for the app.
Also, one can look at this site for such information:
Application Compatibility Table — RoaringApps
Crowd-sourced application compatibility for macOS, iOS and Windows.roaringapps.com
I myself needed to wait for Tech Tool Pro to be compatible with Catalina, and that happened about 5 or 6 weeks ago. Thus, that is why I started with OS 10.15.2.
How does TECHTOOLSPRO compare to DISKWARRIOR (my usual go to files & disk repair utility?
First, no need for ALL CAPS! The two products are called TechTool Pro, and Disk Warrior.
Secondly, from what I have read about Disk Warrior, and also the other very good maintenance/repair software called Drive Genius, is that TechTool Pro is the only one which can "properly and effectively" handle the APFS Format that Apple has been using recently.
The information contained in this link is educational about these 3 products:
SOLVED: What do you use in place of DiskWarrior to repair data for APFS? - MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display Late 2013
There is a lot of misinformation and confusion on this topic. Currently, no utility can rebuild the directory of APFS disks on Mac. That includes DiskWarrior (the best in the repair arsenal), TechTool Pro (second choice) and Drive Genius (third choice). Worst of all, macOS versions above...
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Well, after doing a clean installation of OS 10.15.3 on both of my Macs, I still have the "on again, off again" phantom launching of the Brave browser after startup on my Mac Mini only. Does not happen on my Mac Book Air.
I will be purchasing a new 2018 Mac Mini this weekend, and I already have the USB-C to VGA Adapter for connecting my trusty Sony 19" monitor. Will see if this minor annoyance goes away.
I will be purchasing a new 2018 Mac Mini this weekend, and I already have the USB-C to VGA Adapter for connecting my trusty Sony 19" monitor. Will see if this minor annoyance goes away.
I have Brave installed on my Mac mini 2014 with SSD, and I haven’t seen that yet, on 10.15.2 at least
Not really. No repair utility can rebuild the directory of APFS disks until Apple releases documentation about how to write to APFS disks, as they did about how to read APFS by September 2018. Not all developers state that clearly, but that is the current situation. Time to send feedback to Apple about it: