MacOS on aaron.cchttps://aaron.cc/categories/macos/Recent content in MacOS on aaron.ccHugo -- gohugo.ioenSat, 19 Apr 2025 21:38:47 +0000Troubleshooting Time Machine Backup Issues on a Locked Machttps://aaron.cc/troubleshooting-time-machine-backup-issues-on-a-locked-mac/Sat, 19 Apr 2025 20:52:10 +0000https://aaron.cc/troubleshooting-time-machine-backup-issues-on-a-locked-mac/Time Machine backups on macOS can fail when the Mac is locked. In this post, I walk through how I diagnosed the issue using the log command and resolved it by rewriting the affected files.Copying The Current Safari Tab as a Clickable Linkhttps://aaron.cc/copying-the-current-safari-tab-as-a-to-the-clipboard-as-a-clickable-link/Sat, 11 Nov 2023 23:23:52 +0000https://aaron.cc/copying-the-current-safari-tab-as-a-to-the-clipboard-as-a-clickable-link/In this post, I outline how to quickly copy the URL and title of the active Safari tab as a clickable link, a convenient feature for referencing web pages in emails, to-do lists, documentation, and messaging platforms like Slack.Fixing Date and Time for Photos and Videos Saved from WhatsApphttps://aaron.cc/adding-the-correct-date-and-time-for-photos-downloaded-from-whatsapp/Tue, 09 Aug 2022 15:05:37 +0000https://aaron.cc/adding-the-correct-date-and-time-for-photos-downloaded-from-whatsapp/When saving media from WhatsApp, it lacks an Exif timestamp which will make your media appear out of order in your photo library. This post explains how ExifTool can be used to create the Exif DateTimeOriginal field from the filename.Restoring WireGuard Tunnel Configurations From a macOS Backuphttps://aaron.cc/restoring-the-wireguard-configuration-from-a-backup/Wed, 14 Apr 2021 16:56:29 +0000https://aaron.cc/restoring-the-wireguard-configuration-from-a-backup/On macOS, WireGuard stores its tunnel configurations in the login keychain. This post explains how to extract them from a backup.How to Fix Broken Search in Apple Mail After Upgrading to Big Surhttps://aaron.cc/how-to-fix-broken-search-in-mail-after-upgrading-to-big-sur/Sun, 07 Feb 2021 12:55:54 +0000https://aaron.cc/how-to-fix-broken-search-in-mail-after-upgrading-to-big-sur/Upgrading to macOS Big Sur broke search in Apple Mail for me. In this post, I explain different solutions that might fix this.Using FFmpeg to Create HEVC Videos That Work on Apple Deviceshttps://aaron.cc/ffmpeg-hevc-apple-devices/Sun, 17 Mar 2019 14:35:48 +0000https://aaron.cc/ffmpeg-hevc-apple-devices/The HEVC (H.265) video codec will produce smaller file sizes at the same level of video quality. FFmpeg can create those files, however, a certain tag is needed for the files to be recognized by Apple software.