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Update: I asked this question from ChatGPT and it gave me the most convincing hallucination I've ever seen: ``` Yes, it is possible to mount the contents of ma
by behnamoh 4y ago
Update: I asked this question from ChatGPT and it gave me the most convincing hallucination I've ever seen:
```
Yes, it is possible to mount the contents of macOS's clipboard as a filesystem drive using a third-party application called "ClipFS". ClipFS is a FUSE-based file system that allows you to mount the contents of your clipboard as a virtual file system in macOS.
To use ClipFS, you'll need to install it on your Mac. Here's how:
Open Terminal on your Mac.
Install Homebrew if you haven't already by running the following command: /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/inst...)"
Install FUSE for macOS by running the following command: brew install --cask osxfuse
Install ClipFS by running the following command: brew install clipfs
Once you've installed ClipFS, you can mount your clipboard as a virtual file system by running the following command in Terminal:
clipfs mountpoint
Replace "mountpoint" with the path where you want to mount the clipboard. For example, if you want to mount the clipboard as a drive called "ClipDrive" in your home directory, run the following command:
clipfs ~/ClipDrive
You should now see a new drive called "ClipDrive" in Finder. Any files or text you copy to your clipboard will be available in this virtual drive.
To unmount the virtual drive, run the following command in Terminal:
clipfs -u mountpoint
Replace "mountpoint" with the path to the mount point you specified earlier. For example, if you mounted the clipboard as "ClipDrive" in your home directory, run the following command to unmount it:
clipfs -u ~/ClipDrive
Note that ClipFS is a third-party application and may not work perfectly in all situations. Use it at your own risk and be sure to backup any important data before trying it out.
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Googling ClipFS returned nothing!
- cratermoon 4y agos/ClipFS/any real macFUSE file system/ig and the directions are pretty much spot on
- behnamoh 4y agoThat's why it's so convincing!