iPhone Sent an ETA Text by Itself? Check Share ETA in Maps
A friend got a text with your arrival time that you never sent? It came from Share ETA in Maps. Check your pinned places, or turn the feature off.
Natural Scrolling Missing on a Mac? Check What Is Connected
Mouse and Trackpad settings gone, and natural scrolling with them? They only show when a mouse or trackpad is connected. Over remote desktop, the client decides.
External Drive Read-Only and Access Denied? Check Antivirus
Files on your external drive open read-only and copying says Access Denied? Check your antivirus first. One owner’s external drive protection was the cause.
Mac App Store Buy Button Missing? Nudge the Window
The Mac App Store opens a purchase sheet with no Buy or Install button? Drag the window partly off the screen and back, or turn off Hover Text.
FileVault Recovery Key Not in Passwords? Make a New One
Your Mac is missing from the Passwords app, so no FileVault recovery key? Turn FileVault off and on, or run fdesetup in Terminal, to make a new one.
Chrome Using 4 GB for an AI Model? Turn Off On-Device AI
Chrome stored a 4 GB weights.bin file in OptGuideOnDeviceModel? It is the Gemini Nano model. Turn off On-device AI and Google says Chrome deletes it.
Apple TV Says Playing on Too Many Devices? Wait It Out
Your Apple TV rental says it is playing on too many devices? Quitting mid-play kept one owner locked out for 15 to 30 minutes. Stop playback before you switch.
Recycle Bin Is Corrupted? Rebuild It With One Command
Windows says the Recycle Bin on C is corrupted and the message keeps coming back? Delete the hidden folder with one command and Windows builds a new one.
Screenshots Smaller When Pasted Into Paint? Use Win+V
Region screenshots paste into Paint at about two thirds of their size on Windows 11? Paste the older copy from clipboard history with Win+V instead.
News Roundup Pop-Up on a Motorola Phone? Turn Off Glance
A News Roundup panel keeps dropping over your apps on a Moto G? It comes from Glance. Turn Glance off on the lock screen and disable the Glance app.