Author: admin
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Why am I getting “Error while copying X to Y. File exists”?
Case sensitivity is a property of volumes. On case-sensitive volumes, it is allowed for two filenames to differ only in the case of a letter, whereas on case-insensitive volumes, it is not allowed. For example, on case-sensitive volumes there could be two files named file.txt and File.txt, whereas on case insensitive volumes only one of…
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What are files with the ._ prefix?
Files starting with ._ are created by macOS when copying a file that has extended attributes to a volume that doesn’t support them. This special file is used to save the extended attributes that would otherwise be lost. An example of a volume format that doesn’t support extended attributes is FAT32. These files are hidden…
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Disable Metal in favour of OpenGL
On newer Macs, Metal is the preferred technology for drawing the graph. On some older Macs, in particular if you’re using a patch for a macOS version that is not officially supported by your device, Metal could cause drawing issues, in which case using the older OpenGL technology is preferred. Disable Metal Open the Terminal…
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Multiple sources, destinations or bases
By default, a sync item consists of two bases (a source and a destination). You can define additional bases in the General tab of the sync settings by clicking on Add more bases and then on the + button below the list of bases. Multiple bases change how a sync behaves depending on the sync…
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Schedules
Schedules allow sync items and sync groups to run automatically at specified dates and times or when the source and destination volumes become available. For sync items, a schedule allows to select which action to run: For information about the last two actions, see Verify backups. To view and modify schedules, click the button with…
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How to get rid of customers needing support and make them suffer
In the last years I have written to many companies about all sorts of bugs, issues and misbehaviours. Some companies put more effort than others into making themselves available after they successfully sold their product or service. If you are a company and don’t have time to spare for your customers, here’s some useful tips…
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The hunt for a company’s contact information
Do you know that feeling? You’ve just entered this website, this whole new domain, a new world. But you’re not excited about it, in fact the only reason why you’re here is because you just want to have a chat with whomever runs this business. And no, it’s not because you’re feeling lonely and looking…
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Force quit
By default, SyncTime appears both in the Dock and to the right of the menu bar. Only apps that appear in the Dock are listed in the Force Quit window ( > Force Quit). If you disabled the option to show SyncTime in the Dock, in order to force quit it, follow these steps:
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Launch at login
In macOS, you can select any app to be automatically launched at login. On macOS 13 or newer, when launched at login, SyncTime will automatically hide its windows.
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Editing tools
Video player Underword allows you to load any audiovisual content that can also be opened in QuickTime: video is shown alongside the table view and audio is shown as a waveform in the timeline, below the subtitles. You can load a video with an audio track, or a video without an audio track, or an…