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| =====MacOS==== | =====MacOS==== | ||
| + | ====Purge Snapshots==== | ||
| + | < | ||
| + | Snapshots for disk /: | ||
| + | com.apple.TimeMachine.2025-12-08-192342.local | ||
| + | com.apple.TimeMachine.2025-12-08-202601.local | ||
| + | com.apple.TimeMachine.2025-12-08-212950.local | ||
| + | com.apple.TimeMachine.2025-12-08-223025.local | ||
| + | com.apple.TimeMachine.2025-12-08-233034.local</ | ||
| + | < | ||
| + | Deleted 23 Time Machine local snapshots for disk '/'</ | ||
| - | - Install Soundflower | + | ====Install Soundflower==== |
| - | - Configure Soundflower | + | - Configure Soundflower |
| - | - Audio MIDI Setup | + | - Audio MIDI Setup |
| - | - Add a Multi-Output Device | + | - Add a Multi-Output Device |
| - | - Add Soundflower (2ch) | + | - Add Soundflower (2ch) |
| - | - Add HDMI | + | - Add HDMI |
| - | - Change speakers to Multi-Output Device | + | - Change speakers to Multi-Output Device |
| - | - Change Quicktime to Soundflower (2ch) as the input | + | - Change Quicktime to Soundflower (2ch) as the input |
| - | | + | ====Modify Home and End key behavior==== |
| - | - Open Terminal, don't change to root | + | - Open Terminal, don't change to root |
| - | - < | + | - < |
| echo '{ | echo '{ | ||
| /* Remap Home / End keys to be correct */ | /* Remap Home / End keys to be correct */ | ||
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| }' > $HOME/ | }' > $HOME/ | ||
| - No need to reboot | - No need to reboot | ||
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| + | ====Create Symbolic Links==== | ||
| + | Creating a symbolic links (sym link) makes the operating system, or application, | ||
| + | In this example, I am creating sym link to store my email (Thunderbird) files on an external drive. This frees up internal disk space. | ||
| + | - Backup directory or file to a safe location. | ||
| + | - Copy the directory or file to an external drive. | ||
| + | - Double-check the backup is correct. | ||
| + | - Triple-check the backup is correct, because the next step cannot be undone. | ||
| + | - Delete the original file or directory. | ||
| + | - Empty the Recycle Bin. | ||
| + | - The following example is the exact code I used. | ||
| + | * < | ||
| + | * / | ||
| + | * / | ||
| + | - Test. | ||
| + | - Done. | ||
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| + | I have successfully done this for Documents, Pictures, Downloads, Music, and many others. For the folders in my /usr/tim directly, I had to create sub-folders. For example, / | ||
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