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How to hide in macOS、Encrypt a file or folder Hide a file or folder Create a hidden folder using Terminal： 1. Create new hidden folder： Open Terminal，Enter the command mkdir file location/.file name，For example mkdir desktop/.MacW，Press Enter key to execute。This creates a hidden folder named .MacW。 2. Show hidden files： Press the shortcut key Shift+Command+. Can show hidden files and folders in Finder。 Modify file hidden attributes： 1. Type chflags hidden in the terminal ，Then drag in the files or folders you want to hide，Press Enter key to execute。This allows you to set a file or folder to a hidden state。 Encrypt Folders Create an encrypted disk image using Disk Utility： 1.Open Disk Utility in Launchpad's other folder。 2. Click File in the menu bar > New > image from folder，Or use the shortcut key Shift + Command + N。 3.Double-click to select the folder to encrypt，Then select the encryption method in the encryption options and enter the password。Make sure the image format is set to read/write，and click Save。 4.When accessing an encrypted disk，The system will ask for a password。for safety reasons，Uncheck "Remember passwords in my keychain"。 These methods can help you hide and encrypt files or folders on Mac，Ensure data security and privacy protection。

HEIC (High Efficiency Image File Format) dynamic wallpaper allows you to set a desktop background that changes over time on your Mac。Here are two ways to set HEIC dynamic desktop wallpaper： Method one：Use system preferences 1. Download HEIC Live Wallpaper •First，Make sure you have downloaded the HEIC format live wallpaper file you want to use，For example "Japanese_street.heic"。 2. Install HEIC live wallpaper •Drag and drop the downloaded HEIC live wallpaper file into the desktop background folder：/Library/Desktop Pictures。 •Can be opened via Finder，Press Shift+Command+G，Enter the path /Library/Desktop Pictures，Then drag the HEIC file into that folder。 3. Set a live wallpaper • Click the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen，Select "System Preferences"。 •Click on the “Desktop & Screen Saver” option。 •Select the desktop you want to set as live wallpaper on the left。 •Select the HEIC live wallpaper you just installed on the right，It should appear in the Dynamics tab。 •After confirming your selection，The desktop will display the dynamic wallpaper you set。 Method two：Use right-click menu settings 1. Download and install HEIC Live Wallpaper • Same，Drag and drop the downloaded HEIC live wallpaper file into the desktop background folder：/Library/Desktop Pictures。 2. Setting via right-click menu • Open Finder，Go to the /Library/Desktop Pictures folder。 • Find and right-click the HEIC live wallpaper file you want to set (eg "Japanese_street.heic")。 •Select "Service" in the pop-up menu > "Set desktop picture"。 3.Confirm settings •The desktop will apply the HEIC live wallpaper you selected。

Just got a MacBook not long ago，You may find that your computer’s startup items are messy and disorganized。Some programs are set to start at startup by default after installation.，But the program you want does not start。Next，Let’s take a look at how to add and delete MacBook startup items。 How to set startup items： Open System Preferences and click the Apple logo in the upper left corner，Select "System Preferences"。 Go to Users & Groups Find and click "Users & Groups" in System Preferences。 Select Administrator Account Select your administrator account in the list on the left，Then click the "Login Items" tab on the right。 Manage login items on the Login Items page，You will see a list of programs that have been set to start at startup，and related adjustment buttons。 Delete a startup program To delete a program from startup，Click on the program，Then click the minus sign "-" below。 Add a startup program To add a program to the startup items，Click the plus sign "+" below，Then select the program in "Applications"，Click "Add"。 Unlocking and Modifications If certain programs are locked and cannot be removed，Click the unlock button in the lower left corner of the window，Enter your computer password，Then you can follow the steps above。 Go through the above steps，You can easily manage MacBook startup items，Make sure only the programs you need start automatically at boot。

By default，Mac computers cannot install external software from non-App Store sources。This is because Mac’s new system enables new security mechanisms。So how to solve this problem? This article will introduce how to allow the installation of non-App Store software on Mac。 Open system preferences：Click the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen，Then select "System Preferences" in the drop-down menu。 Go to Security & Privacy：In the System Preferences dialog，Select the "Security & Privacy" option。 Unlock settings：In the lower left corner of the Security & Privacy dialog box，Click the lock button。 Enter system password：Enter the system password in the pop-up interface，Then click "Unlock"。 Allows installation of software from any source：Select Allow software installation from "Any Source"，and click the lock button in the lower left corner again，lock it。 Go through the above steps，You can now install external software from non-App Store sources on your Mac computer。

on Apple computer，You can easily take screenshots with shortcut keys such as Shift+Command+3 or Shift+Command+4，But by default the screenshot will be saved on the desktop。If you wish to save the screenshot to another location，You can follow these steps： Graphical tutorial on setting the screenshot save location and creating a new screenshot folder： Create a new folder within the user's "Pictures" folder，For example, name it "Screenshot"。You can use Finder in "Users" > Create this folder in "Pictures"。 Open terminal： Search for and open the Terminal application in Launchpad。 Enter command： Enter the following command in the terminal，and press Enter to confirm： defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Pictures/Screenshot/ This command tells the system to save the screenshot to the specified folder (here is the "Screenshot" folder you created)。If you wish to save the screenshot to another location，Just change the path to your desired folder path。 Restart system services： Enter the following command to restart system services，Make changes effective： killall SystemUIServer This will reload the user interface service，Make sure the new screenshot save location setting takes effect。 Now，Your Mac will save all screenshots to the folder you specify (e.g. "Users/Pictures/Screenshots")。Doing this will help you keep your desktop tidy，Allows you to manage and find screenshot files more conveniently

Recently, many friends are installing software on the newly purchased Mac with Touch Bar.，You may encounter situations where the software opens and becomes unresponsive.。This is usually due to the system's enhanced permission management.。If you encounter a pop-up box asking for "Accessibility Access"，Here is the solution： Open method： Open system preferences： Click the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen，Select "System Preferences"。 Unlock system preferences： In the System Preferences window，Click the lock icon in the lower left corner，and enter your administrator password to unlock。 Add software to accessibility access list： If you have seen the software that needs to be added in the list，Make sure it is checked。 if it does not appear in the list，Click the ➕ button below to add the required software。 Confirm and authorize： After ensuring that the required software has been selected or added，Close system preferences。 Reopen the software： Return to the software you want to open，It should now start normally。 If the software is still unresponsive or does not prompt for accessibility access，It may be because the software version is not compatible with the current system version，Need to download the latest version or wait for updates。These steps can help you solve most cases where the software cannot be opened due to permission issues.。

My Apple laptop accidentally deleted all the files in "All My Files"，What should I do if everything is moved to the trash? Found no batch recovery，Can only be restored one by one。Don't worry，Mac can only batch restore files in the same folder，Unable to batch restore files in different folders。The editor below will introduce how to batch restore Mac files。 step one：View files in the Trash When there is only one file in the Trash，You can see the menu option "Replace"；But if there are multiple files，There is no such option。 Step 2：Open "Automatic Operation" 1. Click the launch pad at the bottom of the screen，Find the "Other" folder。 2.Enter "automatic operation"。 Step 3：Create a new automatic operation service 1. Select "Service" in the pop-up page，Then click the "Select" button in the lower right corner。 Step 4：Add AppleScript command 1. Find "Run AppleScript" in the left menu bar。 2.Enter the following command： tell application “Finder” set theItems to items of trash repeat with anItem in theItems move anItem to home end repeat end tell 3. Click the black triangle button in the red box in the upper left corner to execute the command。 Step 5：Handling error prompts If an error is prompted when executing a command，Just change "trash" in the command to "trash"： tell application “Finder” set theItems to items of 废纸篓 repeat with anItem in theItems move anItem to home...

Many new Mac computer users don’t know where the tutorials for using touch gestures are.，I don’t know how to set up my Mac’s trackpad either.。Today I will introduce you to a tutorial on how to use touch gestures on Mac.，Hope it helps everyone。 step one：Open System Preferences 1. Click the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen，Select "System Preferences"。 Step 2：Find the trackpad option 1. In the System Preferences pane，Find and click "Touchpad"。 Step 3：View the touch gesture tutorial 1. On the touchpad settings page，Apple will list tutorials for using different gestures。You can click on each gesture to view detailed instructions and demonstration videos。 Step 4：Change multi-gesture settings 1. Click the "More Gestures" option at the top of the trackpad settings page。 2.in the left sidebar，Multi-gesture settings can be changed according to personal needs。 Go through the above steps，You can easily view and set up your Mac's touch gestures。Hope this information is helpful to you。

Passwords saved in Safari can help you log into websites easily，without having to enter your credentials every time。sometimes，You may want to check、Edit or delete Safari saved passwords。Here are the steps on how to view Safari saved passwords on Mac： View Safari saved passwords 1. Open the Safari browser Launch the Safari browser，Then click on the "Safari" menu in the upper left corner of the screen，Select "Preferences"。 2. Access password settings in the pop-up "Preferences" window，Click on the "Password" option。 3. Enter your computer password. You will be asked to enter your Mac’s administrator password.，to verify your identity。After entering the password，Click "OK"。 4. View saved passwords after successful login，You will see a list of saved passwords。Click on any website entry，You can view the corresponding password。 5.Delete Password If you want to delete a saved password，Select this password entry，Then click the "Remove" button in the lower right corner。 6. Add new password To add a new password entry，Click the "Add" button in the lower right corner，Enter relevant information and save。 Go through the above steps，You can easily view、Remove or add Safari saved passwords。

In order to protect the security of the data in the USB flash drive or mobile hard disk，It’s important to develop a good habit of safely ejecting your device。So，How to safely eject a USB flash drive or removable hard drive on a Mac computer? Let’s take a look at the specific steps below! 1. Insert the U disk •After inserting the U disk normally，A disk icon will appear on your Mac desktop。 Method one：Pop up through the right-click menu 1. Right-click on the U disk icon on the desktop。 2.Select "Launch [Device name]”。 3.After the drive letter disappears，Indicates that the USB flash drive has been safely ejected。   Method two：Pop up via Finder 1. Use the left mouse button to click Finder。 2.Find the USB drive name in the "Location" column，Click the "⏏️" icon next to。 3.When the USB flash drive disappears from the Places option and desktop，Indicates that the USB flash drive has been safely ejected。 Frequently asked questions and solutions 1. Unable to pop up...