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Recover data from HFS volume when Disk Utility fails with “Could not mount (com.apple.DiskManagement.disenter error 49153)”

How to still recover data from an unreadable Apple_HFS volume/CD/DVD in macOS Catalina

Oliver 29. February 2020
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Make an ISO disk image in macOS Catalina

Using the Terminal in macOS Catalina to quickly create an ISO disk image of a CD/DVD or any folder from Finder.

Oliver 28. February 2020
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DVD Player App in macOS automatically starts despite «Ignore» setting for DVDs

There is a bug with the CDs & DVDs handling settings – fortunately it’s easy to fix with a click.

Oliver 9. February 2020
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$ brew doctor «A newer Command Line Tools release is available» but Software Update cannot find it

What to do when Homebrew says «A newer Command Line Tools release is available» – but macOS Catalina doesn’t confirm that?

Oliver 6. February 2020
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Spotlight search in macOS not finding results from Notes

There is a not-so-obvious Spotlight category required to be enabled in order to find Notes from the Notes.app

Oliver 3. February 2020
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How to reset user passwords in Mac OS X Tiger 10.4 – a complete guide

This is the complete guide on how to reset an admin password in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger covering what you’ll not find elsewhere on the web.

Oliver 2. February 2020
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Retrieve lost iOS backup password after upgrading to macOS Catalina

When having lost the password of an encrypted iOS backup after upgrading to macOS Catalina – a Time Machine backup came to the rescue!

Oliver 26. January 2020
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Live edit texts on any website — a helpful browser bookmarklet

Ever thought it would be helpful if you simply could just change that text on a website, to bring across your point? Well that’s possible – at least temporary: by using a modern web feature, you can basically edit any… Continue reading » “Live edit texts on any website — a helpful browser bookmarklet”

Oliver 10. January 2020
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Fix “Can’t play the current song” Spotify error in macOS

Sharing my findings and solution to fix the «Can’t play the current song» error in Spotify in macOS Mojave.

Oliver 5. August 2019
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Linking YouTube account on Apple TV: activation code not accepted? Here’s a solution.

How to overcome an issue with a not accepted activation code format when typing in your authentication code for the Apple TV YouTube app on the activation webpage.

Oliver 18. February 2019
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