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Alfred is a productivity application for Mac OS X

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Why are the apps in "/System/Volumes/Data/Applications" and "/Applications" the same in macOS Catalina?

When I use MacOS Catalina (Public Beta) with Alfred 4, I find that all the Applications installed via the Apple App Store or brew cask are duplicated in the candidate list. Any application in the /System/Volumes/Data/Applications will be mirrored…
Yanjiong Wang
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Google Drive files not appearing in Spotlight and Alfred after update

I recently updated to the newest Google Drive app for macOS (49.0.9.0), which replaces Backup & Sync and Drive File Stream (the one for G Suite/Google Workspace customers). After updating, I can no longer find my files in Spotlight. Also, I used to…
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Search /usr/local/texlive directory with Spotlight

Having TeXLive installed on my Mac, I frequently need to consult documentation for some of the packages. It seems silly to Google this when I have the PDFs all on my HDD in /usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-dist/doc , so I want to be able to use…
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Is there a way to make Alfred press 'Enter' key after workflow is done?

I have a simple workflow that I call on pressing CMD+D. It just calls Alfred and puts "define word_from_clipboard" in the search box. Then I have to press enter to run it. Is there a way to automate it - so I don't have to press 'Enter' key to see…
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How to customize the Alfred app to show full dictionary definitions without opening the dictionary app

I'm using the Alfred app for Mac OS X. One thing I can do with the app is search for words to define with OS X's dictionary. In the app it shows a short preview of the definition but to show the full definition I need to open the dictionary app. …
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How to Prevent Spotlight from Indexing Non-Apps in /Applications Directory?

The only thing I need indexed in the /Applications folder are the .app files. Is there any way to setup a filter to have mds or Spotlight ignore everything in /Applications except .apps? Otherwise, would it be possible to setup a rule for Alfred to…
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Alfred Workflow to move multiple files to Dropbox Folder

I am very new to AppleScript. I frequently share files from my local computer to Dropbox folder. For example: From: ~/Work/hello.txt To: ~/Dropbox/zzz_ShareMe/hello.txt cp ~/Work/hello.txt ~/Dropbox/zzz_ShareMe/ # or, just copy files from…
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Synonyms for two apps

I want to remove the Evernote application from my computer, but I have built up a lot of muscle memory for opening Evernote using Alfred. Is there a way I can create a "synonym" in Alfred so if I type in "Evernote", Alternote will be in the results?
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How to allow an application in Mountain Lion in the "Security and Privacy" settings?

Every time I was trying to use an Alfred workflow written in Applescript, I got the error "No user interaction allowed". In Mavericks there is an "Accessibility" option in the "Security and Privacy" preferences pane. Not in OS X Mountain Lion. Is…
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does this scriptline need escaping

Very simple question, I need to know if the "query" parameter from Alfred still works My guess is, it wil not. If so, how do you properly escape? mysql -u [root] -p[foo] -e "create database [{query}];" thanks
Richard
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How to always open new files in the top window of an already running instance of an application on OS X?

I run OS X Mountain Lion and open files in four ways: the Finder Alfred file search the open command typed directly into the shell shell scripts that run open and are triggered by applications like Alfred or Keymando My primary editor is MacVim. …
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Command + Shift + N has stopped working in all apps. How do I fix it?

The keyboard shortcut cmd / ⌘ + shift + N no longer works on my MacBook Pro (mid-2009 15", FWIW). I've tested this in several apps, such as Sublime Text and TextWrangler, most of which use this key combination to open a new window. Similar shortcuts…
Todd Prouty
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Open private window in firefox with Alfred?

How can I open a private window in Firefox with Alfred? I have the powerpack but I still cant figure out how to do this. I think this package is out of date as I couldn't install it and its from 2011:…
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how to integrate chrome search engines with a quick launch app like alfred

intro I use alfred to quick launch pretty much everything on my mac. I also use chrome custom search engines to quickly search for example jira/github issues etc.. so for example if a typical github issue for a specific project (let's give that…
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Alfred - Open group of files with specific apps

I'm trying to create a way of opening a set of project files in multiple apps, using Alfred. I know about the File Group extension in the powerpack (I have this), but as far as I can see, there's a limitation in that it only opens the files with the…
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