Is there a way to make this sorting option the default for existing and new mailboxes? I have hundreds of folders, so I would rather not have to configure sorting each one manually!
This is for the Web fastmail client.
Occasionally, I get a Backblaze popup window warning me that I need to grant Backblaze permissions. I click on "Learn more" and follow the instruction on the page to grant full disk access. However, every time, it turns out that Backblaze components are already granted full disk access, so then I am left wondering what prompts the warning. I haven't logged how often this happens, but I'll throw "weekly" out there.
Environment:
Drives selected for backup:
I've reported this to Backblaze support a few minutes ago, but I figured that I might get a helpful response here.
I've rebooted several times, and that didn't change the issue. That only thing I can think of at the moment is to uninstalled and resintall the Backblaze app.
I once had an application called Notebooks on my Mac which I deleted. Today, I discovered via Spotlight that uninstalling the application did not delete it's file from iCloud Drive.
Spotlight did show me path of the file
/Users/redacted/Library/Mobile\ Documents/iCloud\~com\~aschmid\~notebooks/Documents
However, if I go to /Users/redacted/Library/ in Finder, the Mobile Documents folder does not appear, so I cannot delete it.
I went to system prefs -> iCloud storage -> Manage Storage and found the app there using 2.4 GB of storage.
I clicked on the app name and "delete from iCloud" 3 times in a row and it is still there. I have not rebooted, however,
In the terminal, the path is a bit different, but using the "ls" command I found its name. I was able to do "sudo rm -rf /Users/redacted/Library/Mobile\ Documents/iCloud~com~aschmid~notebooks/" to delete the files.
So the files are gone, but the "Notebooks" app still appears in iCloud storage.
Any tips on remove it from the iCloud Storage screen?
I used to be able to launch applications from Spotlight by typing in their name, but applications no longer appear in the results.
I've tried several potential fixes by forcing a re-index and also selecting everything in Spotlight settings.
What I've tried
The mdutil commands from this Apple Support post were
sudo mdutil -E /
sudo mdutil -i on /
sudo mdutil -i on /System/Volumes/Data
sudo mdutil -E /System/Volumes/Data
My Spotlight settings
I'm at wit's end here. When I type an application name into Spotlight, it get results from many sources, include the Application page in the Apple Store, but never the application file itself.
I'm on an M4 Macbook Pro running macOS 26.5.1
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I have the Arctis Pro Wireless headset and went through a tutorial in enabling sonar, selecting Windows audio devices, and finding custom presets. I selected "Left 4 Dead 2" in the Sonar Game tab, and now I am ready to test it to see the difference from before I enabled Sonar.
Here is my GG Sonar tab
One my DAC presets screen, which is connected to my PC via USB, it still says "Immersion" instead of "left 4 dead 2" .
So which preset is active? "left 4 dead 2" or Immersion? Or none? I don't see a visual indicator of the active preset, I have to guess at this point.
Also, assuming "left 4 dead 2" is active, what happens if I select a preset on the DAC? Is that ignored when Sonar is enabled?
Thanks if you read this far. I'm embarrassed that I've had these headphones for years, and I only used the built in presets. If Sonar works well, I might splurge for the Elites the next time they are on sale.
I’m using Firefox for iOS . When I select “add to custom feed” , the feed list stops when the list fills the screen. There isn’t a scroll bar or other method to view custom feeds that are not in the current page.
I tried it in portrait and landscape mode, the list is the same.
I’m my use case, the last item in the list starts with the letter “P”, and I have custom feeds with names that start with “W”
Is there a fix for this? It works fine on Firefox for macOS.
My input file is an mkv file from a blu-ray with DTS-HD MA 4.0 audio.
Media info says about input file
Audio #1
ID : 2
Format : DTS XLL
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Commercial name : DTS-HD Master Audio
Codec ID : A_DTSDuration : 2 h 13 min
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 3 123 kb/sChannel(s) : 4 channels
Channel layout : C L R Cb
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 93.750 FPS (512 SPF)
Bit depth : 24 bits
Compression mode : Lossless
Stream size : 2.91 GiB (9%)
Title : DTS-HD Master Audio / 4.0 / 48 kHz / 3123 kbps / 24-bit
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No
Since my speaker doesn't support DTS-HD, I'm trying to convert it into ac3 format. I heard from another thread that if I convert it into a 6.1 format, it will work but with some empty channels , which is fine.
Here is my current try
ffmpeg -i input.mkv -map 0 -c copy -c:a ac3 -b:a 256k -channel_layout 4.0 output.mkv
But the audio channel layout comes out as 3 front , 1 back.
Media info says about the output file
Channel(s) : 4
channelsChannel layout : L R C Cb
VLC info says
Decoded channels 3F1R
Which I think means 3 front and 1 back.
Is there any way to get the channels sorted?
Update
I saw this in a post about 5.1 , would channel map work here?
# 5.1 example
-filter:a "channelmap=FL-FL|FR-FR|FC-FC|LFE-LFE|BL-SL|BR-SR:5.1(side)"
# my changes
-filter:a "channelmap=FL-FL|FR-FR|FC-FC|CB-CB"
CB for center back?
# my changes for 3f 1 back.
-filter:a "channelmap=FL-FL|FR-FR|FC-FC|CB-CB"
On the first Beserker in Gears of War Reloaded, the Beserker was stuck inside while I was outside. What must have happened is it knocked down another column after it broke the door and I ran outside.
I had to wait out the clock to restart the section. Luckily the Beserker spawned outside and I was able to hit it with the hammer of dawn.
I did try to destroy the blockage but nothing damaged it. I also tried shooting the Beserker to make it run at me and maybe break the blockage. But it just stared at me no matter what I did.
One of the reasons that I purchased an Apple Watch was to make it easier to unlock my Macbook.
On a good day, I can walk up to my sleeping Macbook, tap any key, and see "unlocking with Apple Watch" . Then it unlocks.
However, today, like many days, I unlocked my Apple Watch, walked up to my sleeping Macbook, tapped a key, and saw "password required to enable apple watch to unlock this mac" .
My brain got stuck in the loop. The reason for enabling my Apple Watch to unlock my Macbook is to not have type in a password or use touch id to unlock it. Furthermore, typing in the password will unlock the Macbook, so then the Apple Watch cannot unlock the Macbook.
So the phrase "password required to enable apple watch to unlock this mac" doesn't make sense. Tying in the password prevent the Apple Watch from unlocking the Mac, since it will already be unlocked. So, it's lying!
Back to my question, is there a setting where a password is never required to allow an Apple Watch to unlock my sleeping Mac? Emphasis on sleeping. If I reboot or power it off and back on, entering the password is fine. If the Mac is unlocked, falls asleep, and then needs to be unlocked on wake, then that is not ok.
Good news, Fidelity Investments SimpleFIN sync started working over the last weekend, but downloaded deposits appear in the payments column for my Cash Management Account.
This could be a problem on SimpleFIN's side, but I wanted to see what I can do on my side so that I don't have to manually cut and paste from payments to deposits for every transaction.
I looked at account and bank sync configurations, and I didn't see anything there that was out of order. I thought perhaps there was an account type ( checking, credit card, investment ) setting like YNAB had,and that I had the type wrong. But no.
But, if anyone on this subreddit has another idea on how to fix it, I'm all ears !
You can see that downloaded deposits are in the payment column, but the utilities bill amount is in the correct payment column.
While adding ancient text books to my library using the Watched Folder feature, I'm running across books with the same title, author, and language but different translators which trigger the duplicate book popup in Calibre.
What I want to do is add the book as a separate entry so that I can edit the metadata including the title to distinguish it from the other translations.
Here are my settings
What should I change to accomplish my goal? And after changing settings, if I get the popup, do I just click "ok" and be confident it will add another book entry?
When I log into my personal account(not netbenefits) and click on All Accounts and then Summary tab, the number above the "Balance" graph displays the total value of retirement and non-retirement accounts.
However, the "Balance" graph only plots the value history of non-retirement accounts.
Is there way to have the "Balance" graph plot the values of all accounts? Both retirement and non-retirement?
Several months ago, I stopped by the local Discount Tire store where I bought my current set of tires to get a free top of of air, which I do every Winter.
Before I left, I asked the mechanic what he thought of my tires since I had had them for a long time. The mechanic said my tires were in fine condition but they were old, so I might want to replace them.
Which makes sense, I bought the tires in Jan 2020 and ever since the pandemic, I have only driven a faction a what I used to drive. Like a 1 or 2 hundred miles a month.
But it has been more than 6 years since I bought them, and I've read that the last 2 digis of the 4 digit number on each tire is the manufactured date. So mine we made in 2019 and I bought them the next year.
Normally I would just replace them, but I've started saving for a new car with all the bells and whistles. My current car is 13 years old, and I want features like car play, front/back cameras, the driver assist ( I'm at retirement age ) etc. So, spending about $1k for tires on a car that I will be trading into a dealership in 12 months seems like a waste. The dealership definitely won't say "oh, you have new tires. We'll credit you an extra $1k on your trade in!"
What would you do in my situation? The idea to change tires is completely based on their age, and not any visible issues with the tires that I have.
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I created a scheduled transaction for an account that I enter transactions in manually ( no SimpleFIN). I configured it to start on 5/4/2026 and repeat monthly ( i.e. on the 4th of each month) .
The creation screen looked like it understood that the first transaction would be on 5/4, but after I created it, it didn't create a transaction on that date.
I was able to click the 3 buttons to the right of the transaction schedule and select "post transaction." It added a new transaction on today's date(5/10), and I corrected the date to be 5/4.
Is there a way to have the create schedule window also create the first transaction if it falls on or before the current date?
The account pulled in the correct balance when I first linked it on April 5, 2026. It has no updated since.
Is there a trick to trigger the account update? I check my CC balances weekly to make sure it matches up with my spending to avoid fraud, and it would be nice to not have to log into each CC website to see the balance.
I also messes up values on Full View since American Express is include in the calculations there.
I'm fairly new to Libby and have a learned quite a bit from the community. However, I haven't seen this tip - Check Your Holds Periodically!
I currently have around 20 in popular books on hold. In the past, I just looked at the holds page once twice a week, but never clicked on the card icon until a few days ago.
What I learned this week is that when you click on the card icon next to the book, it will list the book's availability at each library. Your book might be on hold at library A, but it's available to borrow now at library B! Or your book might have an estimated wait of 8 weeks at library A, but half or less the wait at library B.
I did add 2 new libraries in the last week, so the effect was amplified since I had more options.
It never hurts to check as you might be pleasantly surprised that your current 8 week wait can be turned into "borrow now" just by checking availability. It would be nice if Libby did got you into a shorter line automatically "hey, do you want to get book now from this other library? Or keep waiting?" , but this is better than nothing.
I'm going through my library fixing missing and incorrect metadata, and I noticed that books in the LoTR trilogy are split into 2 series. 1 is in the LotR series, books 2 and 3 are in the Middle Earth series.
I don't know which one to put them in!
I believe the technical term for the LotR series is "subseries" as you can see in these threads I found during my research
The solution I see in these threads is to add a custom column for one of the series and call it a day. I used the "native" series column to name files that I send to kindle in order to keep books in a series together and in order. So I would probably put the "parent" series in the custom column.
Using LotR as the builtin series would name them how I think of the series, but it would separate the trilogy from other books like The Hobbit and The Silmarillion.
Using Middle Earth series for builtin would keep the all of the books together and in order, but would not be intuitive for me when I go to look for the books in the series.
I'm looking for how others have reasoned their system out and what they decided to do. That should help tip me in one direction and escape analysis paralysis!
update:
I decided to use the Middle Earth series for the builtin series field. I‘ll experiment with adding a custom column for subseries to see if I can make it work for me.
This problem applies to series like the chronicles of thomas covenant or the drizzt series. That is where you have small trilogies that fit inside of a larger overarching timeline.
