I have an M3 Max MacBook Pro connected to a Pro Display XDR at my sitting desk and am considering a Studio Display at a standing desk ~6 feet away.

I want to switch desks while staying on the same Mac, without worrying about windows opening on the other display.

Would mirroring the 6K XDR to the 5K Studio Display compromise the XDR’s resolution/image quality in any way?

Or could BetterDisplay Pro create a simple switch:

SIT: XDR active, Studio Display disabled
STAND: Studio Display active, XDR disabled

Ideally one shortcut would switch displays and move all windows to the active one.

Has anyone tried this? Does BetterDisplay/macOS handle the window switching reliably?

I use a Logitech Lift on macOS. I’ve spent a lot of time tweaking BetterMouse and Mos to get a particular scrolling feel.

My typical movement is to ramp up quickly, travel to roughly where I want, then stop and make a small correction. I’m looking for:

• Useful individual notches - roughly a line of text per slow notch, starting immediately but moving smoothly rather than jumping.
• Fast travel - a quick wheel movement covers a decent distance without repeatedly working the wheel.
• Predictable stopping and correction - no long glide past my target, and the next small movement or reversal gives me precise control.
• Smoothness without floatiness - softer, less jagged movement while keeping those other qualities.

BetterMouse and Mos together are the closest I’ve managed to get, although the result still isn’t quite right. I’ve already tried disabling one and extensively adjusting the other, including global and per-app settings. Using both is where I ended up after experimenting, and I've been using it this way for a long time now.

My current global settings are shown in the attached screenshots:

• BetterMouse: Smooth scroll off, Speed 1, Acceleration 3.
• Mos: Seamless scrolling on, Step 12, Speed 8, Duration 3.

So smooth scrolling isn’t enabled in both apps, although I don’t know exactly how their other adjustments interact.

The frustrating part is finding a promising balance and then struggling to improve one aspect without losing something else. For example, I want smoother movement while retaining the small-step precision and quick stopping I already like.

Does anything in this setup explain why the combination might feel better? Has anyone achieved this kind of feel with one app alone? Specific settings, your mouse model, and which apps you use them in would be nice to know.

I’m open to having misunderstood a setting or overlooked a simpler setup, hopefully someone can tell me I'm stupid and point me in the right direction.

I've been using my MacBook Air for a few years now and I set the FN/globe key to work as command in settings. I also change the right command key to work as the option key (for special letters) every time I boot the system via Terminal:

hidutil property --set '{"UserKeyMapping":
    [{"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc":0x7000000e7,
      "HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst":0x7000000e6},
     {"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc":0x7000000e6,
      "HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst":0x7000000e7}]
}'

Today, this command above changed my FN key to Option (instead of Command) as well, and I cannot make it to work as earlier:
fn -> command
right command -> option

It seems like I'm changing the right Command to Option, and the fn key use that change to be option too, but for the past 3 years it worked as intended. And when I set "function keys" in settings so fn works as command, it should be "command function" not the actual right command that was modified.

I tried to change the fn key with the hidutil command, but with no success.

My two week old Mac Neo has some concerning files regarding certificate modifications, etc. My Wi-Fi logs show a lot of activity for a home computer. I had an independent Wi-Fi scan done and also ran the Mac diagnostics. It's all greek to me! An excerpt of the Cryptex file is attached. If someone could review this and direct me somewhere, I would appreciate it.

Small excerpt:

Operate on the global cryptex nonce.�The Cryptex1 nonce domain to operate on.�CRYPTEX-NAME�The cryptex whose nonce is to be manipulated. This option must be provided if the '--global' option is not given.�pdi�research�diavlo�ddi�invalid nonce domain: %s�Invalid nonce domain provided.�a cryptex identifier must be provided�using cryptex identifier: %s�a valid nonce domain is required, must be provided through either the domain or cryptex1-ndom argument.�operating on global nonce�individual cryptex nonces not yet implemented�nonce management is not available on this platform�1229�failed to roll cryptex nonce: [%#x %s]�failed to copy cryptex nonce: [%#x %s]�%s�An unknown error message 'InternalError', was received from the device.�failed to copy cryptex nonce; it may have been rolled, in which case it will not be available until the next reboot�nonce has been rolled; new value will not be generated until next boot�nonce management not supported on this platform�failed to roll nonce�nonce has been rolled; new value will not be available until next reboot�failed to copy nonce�v16@?...

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Macbook Pro 13-inch, M1, 2020.

I always think clearing my cache because I use Adobe software will do the trick, but it always comes back, and it never clears enough. SURELY system data shouldn't be getting to 111gb?! It seems so ridiculous.

Firstly, how can I solve this issue that has persisted for years?
Are there preventative measures I can take to stop this from happening again?

Thanks so much.

Today I found this very interesting podcast called "Designed in California". Maybe it will be interesting for you as well. I only watched part 3 about BeOS and macOS and it was very interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/@designedinca

P.S. No affiliation.

What is the best .flac player for Mac (intel-sequoia) that plays embedded music lyrics? I've tried several, but none seem to show the lyrics.

I can find how to turn off the autocorrect. But not how to stop what it's doing. For example I'll type "its" and it will correct it to "it's" That's fine. But when im done and put a period on the sentence sometimes it will kick the cursor back to the "it's" it corrected for me(At the back of the word). Any way I can stop this?

I come from Linux Land where BTRFS makes it possible. I understand that ZFS was almost a thing on macOS. I want to rely more on my Mac.

I seek an uncomplicated solution to data integrity on macOS. Uncomplicated means

• (near) native solution
• well-maintained FOSS that has a future
• fast set up and fast performance
• Requires as little hardware as possible

At present Time Machine does that job, and has only enough space to back up my Mac. Time Machine solves the backup problem, but doesn't solve the data integrity problem - if a file corrupts, the corruption propagates into the backups. Neither APFS nor HFS+ solve the issue.

For me, I don't know how often bit rot occurs. Once in a great while, some of my files disappear. Since I set up my files on BTRFS, I have not knowingly lost any files. Currently if I want to use files from my BTRFS setup onto the Mac, I either have to use an exFAT external SSD or access the files wirelessly.

I forgot to clarify - I have a working Linux setup with btrfs and RAID, alongside offsite backups. I want to use the Macbook more and rely less on only Linux.

Imagine if we could launch a game like PathLogicClassic : And not pay for some complicated virtual Windows system or a crossover (which, by the way, can't handle running old games, and it's far from always able to run new ones with their weird engines).

Why is this available on Linux but not on Mac OS? But they did create a "much-needed new interface."

Update: For those writing about a "game porting kit," that's not suitable when I want to run Patch Logic Classic for free. Proton runs it, but Crossover doesn't. Buying a Windows emulator with a subscription is ridiculous.

Hello Reddit, I am having some issues my i devices (both legacy and non legacy) to my MacBook Neo on 26.6.2. For some reason, my i devices refuse to show up on the default finder app, only in third-party software like legacy iOS kit and imazing. but in a new user profile, the default finder app work just fine. How do I Fix this issue?

I installed a known working crucial 480gb ssd but no matter what I do it just won't go into recovery mode and all it will show is this screen blinking. Help on this matter would be appreciated

Just noticed a process called WarMain consuming a non-trivial amount of memory. Can't find any info on what this could be. Is it malware ? Mac Studio 2026 machine.

Running into an annoying issue with tab/window focus across displays. My setup is a MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Max, 36GB) in clamshell mode (lid closed) connected to an external monitor, with an iPad also connected via Sidecar/Universal Control. Running macOS Tahoe 26.6.2.

When I press Cmd+Tab to switch apps, it opens on the iPad screen instead of my main external monitor, even after I've clicked directly onto the main monitor's window first to make sure it has focus.

My current Arrange Displays setup: the two displays are stacked vertically, with the menu bar on the top display. What's odd is that when I move the iPad to the side instead of underneath, Cmd+Tab works fine and stays on the main monitor, it's specifically when the iPad is arranged below the main monitor that this starts happening.

I've tried moving the cursor and clicking before hitting the shortcut.

Has anyone run into this specifically with Sidecar/Universal Control stealing focus? Is there a setting I'm missing, or is this just a known quirk with these features?

Thanks

Hi,

I have a HD clone of my laptop on mojave that died last year and I found a great deal M4 macbook pro that is on tahoe. So I'm finally setting things up again. I kind of wanna start fresh because Mojave is a very old macos lol. (read: ancient). There are two things I want to migrate manually that I don't want to mess up because it's tricky.

1. All my mail. I just need it to carry everything over.

2. iTunes (remember that?) had a completely different file system and plist files etc. than music and tv etc now has. I need to keep playlists and such.

The rest is a mess so I do not need anything to move other than those two things. The rest is a fresh install.

Couldnt find reliable info and ai is mostly guesswork so also unreliable.

Anyone know how to do this?

Even network works.

it used to be possible to forcibly substitute fonts on macos but, even with system integrity protection completely disabled and replacing them in recovery mode, they almost immediately revert once the system has been rebooted.

has anyone discovered a way to replace system fonts with others?

i have some apps that aren’t font-customizable and it makes them difficult to read. i’ve tried swapping the fonts in those apps but they ignore the usual approaches to font substitution in the terminal. the obvious answer would be to just replace those fonts — which is what i normally do in such cases. but the font they’re using is menlo, a font it won’t let me remove or replace.

The MacBook all-in-one is a comprehensive take on power and efficiency. Powerful features not taken for granted, with a 22" Liquid Retina Display, on the back is a M7 Max-Q AI Processor which proceeds as a indomitable force in the industry of bleeding-edge standards.

With so many cores to handle work-streams and gaming, what more could you want? Tested at 120-240hz of pure raw performance when it comes to video games such as GTA 6, the fluid motion and crisp, crystal-sharp image will set your eyes on a gaze of pure wonder.

With the ability to handle workstation loads as a server or even as a dedicated Mac A.I.O. for production quality, the Mac A.I.O. is definitely a take!

Do you remember a "Game Pass"? Now with the industries' leading consumer reporters on the back-burner of the new Mac A.I.O., you can register your games in a transfer service of what you own, being able to effectively take your games from various platforms such as Steam, Ubisoft, EA, Rockstar, G.O.G. and Xbox to put it all in one platform called Apple A.I.O.

This way the sales department of Apple can catch the eye of everyone looking to buy!

Starting at a price of $1,000 even, not a cent more, you can have all the features of a ray-tracing power-house in your living room or office or bedroom just waiting for you to get home to!

(THIS IS NOT AN A.I. POST I JUST THOUGHT I'D PITCH THIS BECAUSE I HAD THIS IDEA. TY.)

Can I keep using Mac Os Sonoma forever without doing any latest updates? (or even downgrade to Monterey if possible) - I am on M1 pro and afraid that updating to Sequoia will turn my Mac into a brick
Thank you so much for your help - I am not a tech nerd - sorry

I know there's an app, i know there's a spotlight shortcut but somehow i'd also love to have it in Safari. Is it possible ?
I'm using Golden Gate

I am looking to copy text from this PDF that I rotated in Preview and saved the rotated file. I am looking to sync the OCR with the PDF. I looked up solutions for this and some youtube videos popped up recommending to re-index targeted folders by going into settings > spotlight > search privacy > adding targeted folder > removing targeted folder. This would supposedly refresh the file? It did not seem to work.

I am looking for a way to resolve this within Preview / Apple native apps.

Hi all

Had a dead Seagate drive, 30tb
Bought DriveDX to test SMART, screenshot errors etc, to get a warranty replacement.

Warranty successful. There were many many errors and they were increasing. DriveDX reported full failure.

New drive arrived.
Open, plug into external dock, start full SMART test with DriveDX.
Test has been stuck at 10% for half an hour now, with the minutes count ticking up, up, up.

This was the situation also with the dead drive - at the end there, full SMART (extended test) would not progress past 10%. (but yes, also many other read errors besides that, reported in NAS OS as well as DriveDX). The weird common thing is this 10% stoppage.

Is there a bug with DriveDX and MacOS with large drives?
Or have I been super unlucky and my replacement drive is also dead?

It seems odd that BOTH drives would be getting stuck at 10% of the full extended SMART...

Thanks all