In Terminal,sudo -s,enter password,diskutil list,find EFI disk #,newfs_msdos -v EFI /dev/disk#s#

Starting with Firefox version 89, the compact mode density option was removed from the Customize panel but you can still activate it in the Configuration Editor (about:config page). Warning: Changing advanced preferences can affect Firefox’s stability and security. This is recommended for advanced users only. Type about:config in the address bar and press Return.A warning […]

sudo -stype password diskutil listlocate efi partition disk # newfs_msdos -f 32 -v EFI /dev/diskXsX Windows 10 see http://woshub.com/how-to-repair-deleted-efi-partition-in-windows-7/

Shared Folder Sync uses rsync to perform the transfers. I figured rsync progress can be viewed via shell, so I did some digging and found this solution for seeing which file/path the rsync process is currently running on. It’s actually not that difficult. Login to a user and su to root “sudo -i” ps -A […]

In terminal command, “sudo sysctl -w net.inet.ip.forwarding=1” To read the current value:“sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding” To set the value:“sudo sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding=1” To set it on boot, create the file“/private/etc/sysctl.conf” with contents “net.inet.ip.forwarding=1”

The ‘Open With’ feature in right-click menu allows us to open a specific file with applications other than the one associated with the document type. Normally it will display all compatible apps to open a specific file but sometimes, it will display more than one selection for the same app in the ‘Open With’ menu. […]

Mac’s DNS cache isn’t something you need to worry about. It works quietly in the background, sending you to the right websites when you ask for them. But if it gets corrupted, then you can run into problems loading sites, with 404 errors being common. Clear your Mac’s DNS cache with the following command In […]

Sometimes, it can be useful to prevent a given volume from mounting at boot. You might want to hide an old OS version from Spotlight corruption. You just might not want to clutter your desktop. Note: Encrypted disks are unlocked before the fstab file is read. In order for this procedure to work with an […]

This method works for downgrading from the 380 firmware version that doesn’t allow you to use the form to downgrade, which is really useful. It also works if you fucked up your router and it just keeps booting into rescue. I’ve only done this on my RT-AC68U so IDK about other routers. I’d assume it’d […]

I tried to remote control my work machine from home using Apple Remote Desktop and got the following error: “Apple Remote Desktop or another administration application is currently running.” The problem was that I had left the same Apple Remote Desktop client running on my work machine. To solve this I sshed to that machine […]

So today I was going through my Synology NAS and noticed .DS_Store files all over the place. These are actually files containing extended attributes created by Finder in Mac OS X. But, since they get written out to network locations, they can cause backup and versionining issues. To disable them from being created on network […]

If you’re pestered by the crash reporter dialog window, then you can quickly turn the window on and off with a defaults command string. I use it to prevent aerofly5 running on macOS 10.13, a flight simulator from reporting a crash dialog when exiting even it ran fine. You can disable the Crash Reporter dialog […]