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Why does Macintosh HD appear empty (.nofollow)?
On macOS 15.7.2 and 26.1, scanning Macintosh HD may result in an apparently empty directory labelled as .nofollow. This is a known macOS issue that can happen in other apps too. Another developer reported this issue in the official Apple developer forum and according to Apple it should be fixed with macOS 26.2 (they didn’t…
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Why is my server changed to Macintosh HD?
Some users reported that when selecting a server in SyncTime, it is immediately changed to Macintosh HD. This is a known macOS 26 issue that can happen in other apps too. I reported this issue in the official Apple developer forum and according to Apple it should be fixed with macOS 26.2: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/807415 Selecting a…
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What’s the difference between the app from the App Store and the website?
Whether you buy the app from the App Store or the website, you get virtually the same features. The app from the website is slightly bigger because it contains an auto-update mechanism (which you can access from the app’s main menu), whereas the app from the App Store can be updated from within the App…
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Integrate official Apple glossary into your app
Apple offers official translations of many strings used across their operating systems. These translations are bundled by operating system and by language. To facilitate integrating a translation into your app, Localiji can parse all translations, aggregating the available languages, and bundle them by the string key, allowing you to export all translations of a key…
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Why does copying a file fail in SyncTime but work in the Finder?
SyncTime uses the standard macOS file copy function, which is the base of file copy operations for many other apps as well. Since what the Finder does is a secret only known to Apple, it’s not possible for third-party app developers to perfectly mimic its behaviour, and hence it can happen that copying a file…
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Fountain
Fountain is a special syntax that allows a plain text document to be interpreted as a screenplay. Virtually any plain text editor can open Fountain documents, but in order for the formatting to be applied, the editor needs to support Fountain. When printing a document, uFocus applies industry-standard formatting. You can see the supported Fountain…
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Why is the root of my cloud service disabled?
Cloud services make use of Apple’s File Provider framework to integrate their files with the Finder (on macOS) or the Files app (on iOS). While the framework technically allows a user to select the cloud service root in an open panel or file importer, the cloud service may not support it. For example, pCloud doesn’t…