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Questions tagged [osx-el-capitan]

Use for questions referring specifically to versions of OS X 10.11, El Capitan. Non-version-specific questions related to OS X should be tagged with [osx]. Questions about Mac hardware should be tagged with [mac]. Questions about running OS X on non-Apple hardware are generally considered off-topic.

OS X (pronounced OS ten; "X" is a Roman numeral), version 10.11, codenamed El Capitan, is the 12th major release of Apple's Mac operating system. It is scheduled for release on September 30, 2015. It is a Unix-based graphical interface operating system.

El Capitan is a 64 bit OS that runs on Intel-based Macs.

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Mac: 3 monitor setup: My desktop set keep switching places between monitors

Situation: I have a MacBook pro MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) And have 2 External Monitors ASUS VS247 Display connected via thunderbolt. On each monitor, I have multiple Desktops/Spaces open. Problem: When I wake my mac from sleep,…
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How do you disable the window switch animation when switching spaces with Mission Control?

In Snow Leopard, I had the window switch animation disabled when I quick-key between spaces. Now that it's Mission Control in Lion, there's a long animation during which all my desktop icons disappear and I can't use anything. I'd really like to…
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Virtualized OSX can't see iPhone device

I've been running a VM with OSX for a while now while developing for iOS using an iPhone device. Everything was working fine until the update to El Capitan. Since the update, the iPhone is no longer being recognized by the VM-OSX (this includes…
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How do I stop httpd running under Mac OS X (10.11) El Capitan Server?

I am using OS X El Capitan with the Server (app) configured to allow me VPN access to my home network. Unfortunately, the Server app has decided to start a bunch of httpd processes, which are now listening on ports 80, 443 and others, even though…
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What is this number 1 on my Google Chrome icon (Mac)?

After the latest update (or a very recent one if not the latest; basically it showed up sometime leading up to or including Version 47.0.2526.111 (64-bit), which is what is currently running), the Chrome icon is showing a numeral one in the…
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Sudo can't create file in /usr/bin in El Capitan

I upgraded to El Capitan yesterday and everything was good until recently when I noticed I can't write anything (with sudo ofc) on /usr/bin as I tried to install phpbrew. What could be causing this and how to troubleshoot it?
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GPG Tools: location of private keys

I moved to another Macbook. Because of expensive SSDs and really smaller disk size, and because I wanted to start clean with this install, I couldn't transfer the user folder. I have the old disk in an external case connected, and see I forgot to…
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Missing /usr/include in OS X El Capitan

I was trying to build an app which depends on PJSIP lib which should have some headers in /usr/include. But there is no /usr/include folder, and I can't create one even my account has administrator rights. How can be include folder,…
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Getting the error "There was an error in iCloud Preferences"

I keep getting this error: Not sure how to fix it. I tried moving the MobileMe.plist file from the preferences but still get this. Ive saved the log file specifically for the iCloud error: 4/26/16 4:21:39.714 PM …
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When /tmp/wifi-*.log will show up and how can I stop it?

OS X version of my MacBook Pro (2015) is El Capitan 10.11.4 (15E65). I got a lot of logs file under /tmp/: fenqideMacBook-Pro:tmp fenqi$ ls -lt wifi-*.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 250759 4 12 11:50 wifi-VbB6ea.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 41368 4…
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Unable to write to /tmp directory in macOS, unable to correct permissions: “Operation not permitted”

macOS El Capitan (10.11) is unable to install any software updates or install any software because the /tmp and the /private/tmp folders don't seem to be writeable. Running this: sudo /usr/libexec/repair_packages --repair --standard-pkgs --volume…
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How can I make Finder display video file duration?

I have to open the files in VLC to see what the file duration is which frankly is ridiculous due to Finder not showing any information, even if I look in Get Info there is nothing Is there a way to force it to calculate the duration for all the…
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How to mount SMB share that can be accessed by anyone on Mac OS X El Capitan

How can I mount a SMB network share that can be accessed by anyone? Here's what I tried: Using mount command me$ sudo mkdir /Multimedia me$ sudo chmod 777 /Multimedia me$ sudo mount -t smbfs -o nosuid,-d=777 //user:password@qnap/Multimedia…
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OSX El Capitan - Spaces bar - Show expanded window thumbnails/previews by default?

One of the new features of Mac OSX "El Capitan" (10.11) is that "the Spaces Bar has been shrunk, only displaying Desktop and window names by default—revealing your full desktop windows on mouseover." Is there any way to revert back to showing the…
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cfprefsd using > 90% CPU - any way to find out what program is using it?

In the last few weeks I've noticed my macbookpro (mid-2014, core i7, retina 16Gb RAM, el capitan patched to latest) running quite hot and looking at the CPU usage it seems it's cfprefsd that's doing the damage with over 90%. I'm aware cfprefsd is…
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