Save a Text List of File Names from Finde

• Open the folder you want to get a content listing of and hit Command+A (Select All) followed by Command+C (Copy)
• Now launch TextEdit and pull down the “Edit” menu and select “Paste and Match Style”, or hit Command+Option+Shift+V

Recovering Files After Microsoft Word 2016 for Mac Autosave Failure

I have Microsoft Word 2016 for Mac's autosave feature set to 1 minute. Word saves autorecovery files in an impossibly obscure location, so I in preferences I set the AutoRecovery files location to a sensible location.

Still, I had a crash and there were no Autorecovery files saved. Yet, I was able to eventually recover most of the work. I found these instructions after a lot of Google searching:

Mac OS creates temporary files located in your computer’s Temporary or TMP folder. The lost file may be located in this folder. To find this folder;

1. Launch Terminal (Applications > Utilities > Terminal)
2. Paste this command and press enter: open $TMPDIR
3. This will open tmp folder.
4. Open the folder named: “Temporaryitems”. Look for the Word folder and look for files with the approximate time of an Autosave prior to the crash.

Remove SXUPTP.kext from Mac

This file is not compatible with modern MacOS but it is hard to find it to remove. Here is the location

/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Extensions/SXUPTP.kext

Remove Font Caches in One Terminal Command

sudo atsutil databases -remove

See http://osxdaily.com/2015/01/08/clear-font-caches-databases-mac-os-x/

Fix Handbrake to work with OS X 10.11 El Capitan and 10.12 Sierra

• Make a new Finder window
• Use cmd-shift-G to go to /Library/SystemMigration/History/ (<--you and="" can="" copy="" from="" here="" inside="" li="" manually="" migration-some-gibberish="" on="" path="" proceed="" the="" uarantineroot="" usr="">
• Copy the libdvdcss.2.dylib file (Cmd-C)
• Use cmd-shift-G to /usr/local/lib (but don't copy this path or you'll lose your file!)
• Use cmd-opt-V to move it (instead of copy) it to this location
• It will ask for your password and should then move it

From https://www.reddit.com/r/osx/comments/3n6gz4/el_capitan_apparently_broke_handbrake_ripping/

Startup key combinations for Intel-based Macs

(from http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201255)

Keystroke	Description
Press C during startup	Start up from a bootable CD, DVD, or USB thumb drive (such as OS X install media).
Press D during startup	Start up in Apple Hardware Test (AHT).
Press Option-Command-P-R until you hear startup sound a second time.	Reset NVRAM
Press Option during startup	Start up in Startup Manager, where you can select an OS X volume or network volume to start from.
Press Eject, F12, or hold the mouse or trackpad button	Ejects any removable media, such as an optical disc.
Press N during startup	Attempt to start up from a compatible network server (NetBoot).
Press T during startup	Start up in Target Disk Mode.
Press Shift during startup	Start up in Safe Boot mode and temporarily disable login items.
Press Command-V during startup	Start up in Verbose mode.
Press Command-S during startup	Start up in Single-User mode.
Press Option-N during startup	Start from a NetBoot server using the default boot image.
Press Command-R during startup	Start from the OS X Recovery System1

How to Manually Get Songs from Ipod - Mac

[source: http://www.cnet.com/1990-7899_1-6488385-1.html?tag]

• • Open Terminal.app from the Applications folder.
• When the Terminal text window appears, type: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE.
• Press Enter.
• Type: killall Finder.
• Press Enter and leave the application open on the screen.

The ipod_control folder should then appear in the iPod disk contents. Once you've located ipod_control, create a folder on the Desktop to copy the Music folder contents. Then, import the music into iTunes using the Add Folder option.

Once you find and transfer your music, don't forget to disable the file-showing operation. On Windows, retrace your steps and deselect "Show hidden files and folders." For Macs, type FALSE instead of TRUE in the Terminal application.

[source: http://www.cnet.com/1990-7899_1-6488385-1.html?tag]