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--- os_x_annoyances [2024.05.17 07:40] – [Inserting Symbols] Steve Isenberg
+++ os_x_annoyances [2025.03.07 15:02] (current) – [Eject USB Stick/drive Issues] Steve Isenberg
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 In Finder, go to the directory, and then: ''Command-shift-.''\\
 Repeat to re-hide stuff.
+====Reset Networking====
+I found that NordVPN was not working correctly and their support said to reset the MacOS networking.  On my iMac running Catalina, I did the following to effect this:
+  * In Finder, go to /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration
+  * Locate these three files and rename them (like add XXX to beginning of file name -- ''preferences.plist'' to ''XXX preferences.plist'')
+    * <ff serif>com.apple.airport.preferences.plist</ff>
+    * <ff serif>NetworkInterfaces.plist</ff>
+    * <ff serif>preferences.plist</ff>
+  * Reboot the computer
+    * From apple in upper left, choose Reboot
+    * If this fails, start terminal and enter command ''sudo shutdown -r now''
+====Eject USB Stick/drive Issues====
+If you try to eject a USB drive and get message "drive wasn't ejected because one or more programs may be using it" here's some things you can try.
+Suppose drive is called DD1.\\ (You would run these commands in Terminal.)
+===What processes are using the drive?===
+''sudo fuser -u /Volumes/DD1''
+===Info about the process===
+Suppose the command above returns process ID 129.\\
+''ps -fp 129''\\
+A process with /System/Library/ in the path is a system process.  If it's in /Applications/ then it's likely a third-party app.
+===Command that started the process===
+''ps aux | grep 129''
+===Parent of the process===
+''ps -o ppid= -p 129''
+===If the process is something 'mds'===
+A process with ''mds'' in it means it's a Spotlight app.  To temporarily exclude the drive from Spotlight,\\
+''sudo mdutil -i off /Volumes/DD1''\\
+or\\
+System Settings > Spotlight > Spotlight Privacy\\
+Click + and select DD1, and add it to the list.
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 |13|Ventura|
 |14|Sonoma|
+|15|Sequoia|
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