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Questions tagged [macos-monterey]

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How do you prevent the dock from switching monitors in macOS Monterey?

In Mavericks, Apple introduced a "feature" where if you hover at the bottom of any screen the dock pops up on that screen. This is disrupting my workflow as I am constantly having the dock pop up when I don't want it to and then I have to go to…
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Wish based tools (git-gui, gitk) showing broken/black UI on macOS Monterey

Wish based tools for instance git-gui and gitk are showing a black/broken screen after upgrading to macOS Monterey: How can I fix this?
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How to record system audio on a Mac?

I'm using MacOS Monterey in an Imac 2020. I need to record the sound the system is playing at the moment. For instance, if i'm watching a video on Youtube, i want to record the video audio. How can i do it ? I know how to record using the microphone…
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SSH tunneling for MySQL/MariaDB not working anymore on MacOS Ventura, works in Monterey

I've been using a simple SSH tunnel to connect to remote database server from my local Mac. This worked fine in Monterey, but stopped working on Ventura. I set up public keys, and I have verified that I can ssh into the remote server on both…
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It is not possible to disable the password prompt on the lock screen on the Macbook Pro

There is a MacBook user who can't or won't remember passwords. Therefore, I checked all settings and disabled all password prompts. There is now no password prompt at login and screen saver. However, the password - that the user can't or won't…
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Inconsistent DNS resolution in macOS Monterey 12.5

I am experiencing inconsistent DNS resolution in macOS Monterey 12.5. I’ve noticed this issue with the same machine when it was running macOS Big Sur. I'm not on a VPN. I'm connected to a home network. I am connecting at home via Wi-Fi and this only…
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$ps -ax shows long-running "windows server"

When executing the ps -ax command, I see the following: 158 ?? 294:09.79 /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SkyLight.framework/Resources/WindowServer -daemon It is far and away the longest running program that shows up, and it seems…
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Cant open github.com on safari nor access it in terminal in macos monterey 12

I am brand new to Mac and wondering what i cant access github.com from safari or from terminal with git clone. MyOS is 12.0.1 Monterey. In Safari, it says "safari cant establish a secure connection with github.com" while terminal says unable to…
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Reverse-i-search (ctrl+r) not working after MacOS Monterey update - bsdthread_register error

I updated my MacOS to Monterey and since then the reverse-i-search (ctrl + r) throws the following error: fatal error: runtime: bsdthread_register error runtime stack: runtime.throw(0x115b9ca, 0x21) …
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yt-dlp turns off my Telegram and Discord when I use --download-sections

I'm getting this problem on a macOS Monterey. When I run yt-dlp --download-sections, it takes a few seconds to reach the frame downloading part, but when it does get there, my Discord gets stuck on loading screen and my Telegram gets the connecting…
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No available formula with the name "testdisk" when using Homebrew in macOS

when I try to install Testdisk, I get the error message -"No available formula with the name "testdisk". I have installed brew satisfying all the criteria: 64 Bit CPU macOS Monterey Intel system Installed the Command Line tools for Xcode as…
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Having issues with dark wakes due to EC.RTC/Maintenance and EC.RTC/SleepService

Usually, using pmset -g log | grep -e "Wake from" -e "DarkWake" -e "due", I get 1 one darkwake every 8-10 hours on my mac. However, last night, I was getting 1 every 2 hours, alternating between the above given reasons. Pmset -g returns the…
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Wallpaper randomly distorting and turning grey in macOS

I am running Monterey (12.5.1) on my 2019 MacBook Pro 16" (Intel i7 based, 6 core) and for the last couple of weeks, I am seeing the wallpapers (which is set to "custom folder" and enabled to change "every min") distorting to different levels of…
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MacOs 12.5 - Unable to Create /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxfiles.plist

I am trying to create the file as below and providing my password but the file is not created, can someone please help me with this issue? sudo touch /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxfiles.plist
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Mac frequently restarting with no space error

I have intel powered macbook pro. I use it ios app development. My laptops started giving trouble and randomly restarting since i updated to "Monterey".
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