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I have a macbook which I partitioned and installed windows on. the macbook is in a drawer in a stand up desk. The desk has a terrible ergonomic design. So I end

I have a macbook which I partitioned and installed windows on. the macbook is in a drawer in a stand up desk. The desk has a terrible ergonomic design. So I ended up using the pullout drawer as a shelf form my external keyboard, which is rested on a board. So my macbook is closed, inside a drawer, covered by a board, and connected to external monitor and keyboard. 1. How can I boot into windows from the mac desktop. Current procedure is to take off the board, open up the laptop, wait for startup, press a macbook key waiting for the os screen to start from which I can select windows icon. For some reason my external keyboard doesn't work during boot time. Its very annoying. Is there an app that will boot me into windows, from a mac desktop? 2. I have to shutdown the laptop at night because the fans are driving me crazy. But that means I have to pullout the macbook out of the drawer in the mornings, and open up the laptop to start it with a power button. Any apps that will put the macbook into sleep mode, that turn off the fans and external drives, quickly. 3. I miss cut and past for files the way it was on windows. This effectively moves them. Now I have to hold a key down and drag on a mac. Requires much more coordination, in selecting the destination folder. Is there anything equivalent to cut and paste on mac? Thanks for any help.

dmitshur 6y ago
3. You can copy and paste files using the keyboard on macOS too, it’s just not the default. Copy a file first (Cmd+C), then hold one of the modifiers keys (I forget which and can’t check cuz on phone, but either option or shift) and press Cmd+V to move instead of copy. 2. Is the “Sleep” feature built into the OS not the thing you’re looking for? Fans don’t run during sleep. I don’t see why you need an “app”. 1. I don’t have anything useful to say on this one, sorry.
- mman0114 6y ago
  for 3, its cmd + opt/alt + v
peterhil 6y ago
1. I vaguely remember there being some command or sysctl preference which you can use to set options for next boot and also control sleep options.
- DenseComet 6y ago
  System Preferences -> Startup Disk on the MacOS side should let you reboot into Windows. On Windows, you need to install the Windows Bootcamp Utility. It'll add an icon in the taskbar that you can right click to reboot back into MacOS.
  - jungletime 6y ago
    It only shows the macos partition
- peterhil 6y ago
  The command is bless, and it requires some options to be able to boot a Windows partition: Example to boot from `dev/disk0s3` once: sudo /usr/sbin/bless --device /dev/disk0s3 --setBoot --legacy --nextonly More information: https://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20110601220925705 https://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=201106012209257...
  - peterhil 6y ago
    Actually there has been a `systemsetup` command for a long time now, that is preferred to using `bless`: List the available startup volumes: sudo systemsetup -liststartupdisks Set startup partition: sudo systemsetup -setstartupdisk /Volumes/MyPartition https://krypted.com/mac-security/dont-use-bless-to-change-startup-disks-any-more-in-os-x/ https://krypted.com/mac-security/dont-use-bless-to-change-st...
- peterhil 6y ago
  Actually, just pressing alt or option on an external keyboard should go to the boot partition selector. If you are using a wireless keyboard, do not press the key until you hear the startup chime, because bluetooth is not loaded until then: https://www.cnet.com/news/how-to-manage-os-x-boot-options-with-wireless-keyboards/ https://www.cnet.com/news/how-to-manage-os-x-boot-options-wi... Using Apple's BootCamp or rEfIt might also help if this does not work for some reason.
peterhil 6y ago
2. How old and which model is your MacBook? I remember a completely idiotic hack around 2013 that fixed some hardware problem by software and causing the fans to spin at full speed constantly. There was some way to fix it by setting some preference from the command line IIRC.
- jungletime 6y ago
  its a 2013 retina 13 inch macbook, waiting for the new arm based macbook, will probably upgrade this year.
  - peterhil 6y ago
    Check out if there is a process causing a lot of CPU usage, and google that together with fans. Macosxhints.com or iFixit.com might have the solution to fix it.
  - peterhil 6y ago
    On the other hand, Google Chrome is a real resource hog these days, and sometimes the usage is not shown in CPU or memory columns in top or htop. You might find that Firefox or Opera are more leight weight.
- peterhil 6y ago
  There are several things that might cause fans spinning at high speed: - Some application is using a lot of CPUs and other resources - Spotlight is indexing the hard drive, and is misbehaving (see for mdworker processes) - The ventilation holes are physically blocked or there is a lots of dust - The System Management Controller is misbehaving (especially on some 2013 and 2018 and later MacBooks which have T2 security chip). Resetting the SMC often helps with strange hardware problems. Apple support links: * [If the fans in your Mac run at full speed when you turn it on - Apple Support](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204463 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204463) * [See how apps affect Mac performance, battery runtime, temperature, and fan activity - Apple Support](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203184 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203184) * [Keep your Mac notebook within acceptable operating temperatures - Apple Support](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201640 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201640) * [How to reset the SMC of your Mac - Apple Support](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295)
kcb 6y ago
For 1, in settings go to Startup Disk. You should then be able to switch the startup partition.
- jungletime 6y ago
  It only shows the macos partition

dmitshur 6y ago

3. You can copy and paste files using the keyboard on macOS too, it’s just not the default. Copy a file first (Cmd+C), then hold one of the modifiers keys (I forget which and can’t check cuz on phone, but either option or shift) and press Cmd+V to move instead of copy. 2. Is the “Sleep” feature built into the OS not the thing you’re looking for? Fans don’t run during sleep. I don’t see why you need an “app”. 1. I don’t have anything useful to say on this one, sorry.

mman0114 6y ago
for 3, its cmd + opt/alt + v

peterhil 6y ago

1. I vaguely remember there being some command or sysctl preference which you can use to set options for next boot and also control sleep options.

DenseComet 6y ago
System Preferences -> Startup Disk on the MacOS side should let you reboot into Windows. On Windows, you need to install the Windows Bootcamp Utility. It'll add an icon in the taskbar that you can right click to reboot back into MacOS.
- jungletime 6y ago
  It only shows the macos partition
peterhil 6y ago
The command is bless, and it requires some options to be able to boot a Windows partition: Example to boot from `dev/disk0s3` once: sudo /usr/sbin/bless --device /dev/disk0s3 --setBoot --legacy --nextonly More information: https://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20110601220925705 https://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=201106012209257...
- peterhil 6y ago
  Actually there has been a `systemsetup` command for a long time now, that is preferred to using `bless`: List the available startup volumes: sudo systemsetup -liststartupdisks Set startup partition: sudo systemsetup -setstartupdisk /Volumes/MyPartition https://krypted.com/mac-security/dont-use-bless-to-change-startup-disks-any-more-in-os-x/ https://krypted.com/mac-security/dont-use-bless-to-change-st...
peterhil 6y ago
Actually, just pressing alt or option on an external keyboard should go to the boot partition selector. If you are using a wireless keyboard, do not press the key until you hear the startup chime, because bluetooth is not loaded until then: https://www.cnet.com/news/how-to-manage-os-x-boot-options-with-wireless-keyboards/ https://www.cnet.com/news/how-to-manage-os-x-boot-options-wi... Using Apple's BootCamp or rEfIt might also help if this does not work for some reason.

peterhil 6y ago

2. How old and which model is your MacBook? I remember a completely idiotic hack around 2013 that fixed some hardware problem by software and causing the fans to spin at full speed constantly. There was some way to fix it by setting some preference from the command line IIRC.

jungletime 6y ago
its a 2013 retina 13 inch macbook, waiting for the new arm based macbook, will probably upgrade this year.
- peterhil 6y ago
  Check out if there is a process causing a lot of CPU usage, and google that together with fans. Macosxhints.com or iFixit.com might have the solution to fix it.
- peterhil 6y ago
  On the other hand, Google Chrome is a real resource hog these days, and sometimes the usage is not shown in CPU or memory columns in top or htop. You might find that Firefox or Opera are more leight weight.
peterhil 6y ago
There are several things that might cause fans spinning at high speed: - Some application is using a lot of CPUs and other resources - Spotlight is indexing the hard drive, and is misbehaving (see for mdworker processes) - The ventilation holes are physically blocked or there is a lots of dust - The System Management Controller is misbehaving (especially on some 2013 and 2018 and later MacBooks which have T2 security chip). Resetting the SMC often helps with strange hardware problems. Apple support links: * [If the fans in your Mac run at full speed when you turn it on - Apple Support](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204463 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204463) * [See how apps affect Mac performance, battery runtime, temperature, and fan activity - Apple Support](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203184 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203184) * [Keep your Mac notebook within acceptable operating temperatures - Apple Support](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201640 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201640) * [How to reset the SMC of your Mac - Apple Support](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295)

kcb 6y ago

For 1, in settings go to Startup Disk. You should then be able to switch the startup partition.

jungletime 6y ago
It only shows the macos partition