APPLE: In messages, all my contacts’ pictures are gone.txt

Monday, July 20, 2026

MAC OSX TAHOE 26.5.2 (25F84)

2026-07Jul-16 DIALOGUE in messages, all my contacts’ pictures are gone.txt

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Acknowledged unfamiliar software version, sought current informationAcknowledged unfamiliar software version, sought current informationThis is a known, recurring bug with Messages/iCloud Contacts sync — it’s been showing up across macOS and iOS versions for years, and there are recent reports tied to macOS 26/iOS 26 specifically. Not something wrong on your end.
Quick fix to try first:

Apple menu → System Settings → click your name (Apple ID) at the top
Click iCloud
Find Contacts and toggle it off
Wait about 30 seconds, then toggle it back on
Restart your Mac and check Messages again

If that doesn’t work:

Check iCloud.com → Contacts to confirm the photos still exist there. If they’re intact on iCloud.com but missing on your Mac, it’s a local sync/cache issue, not lost data.
Check your iPhone — if photos are still showing there, that confirms the photos themselves are fine and it’s just your Mac’s Messages app not pulling them.
In Settings → Apps → Messages on iPhone (or the Mac equivalent under Messages preferences), toggling Shared with You off and back on has fixed this for some people.

Unfortunately, honest heads-up: several people on Apple’s own forums report this is a bit whack-a-mole — the fix works for a while, then random contacts lose their photos again weeks later. Apple’s support has acknowledged awareness of it but hasn’t shipped a permanent fix as of the reports I’m seeing. If it becomes chronic, re-adding photos manually in Contacts (Mac) tends to hold better than relying on iCloud auto-sync.

Want me to walk through the manual “re-add photo in Contacts” steps too, in case the toggle doesn’t stick?

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Shame on Apple. Argh!    

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TECHNOLOGY: The “two week rule”

Saturday, May 16, 2026

https://macpaw.esclick.me/1sTUmZ0Q9ivvJAeFuk

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Follow the Two-Week Rule: Give the tech community 14 days to surface major issues. If your Mac is critical for work, hold off for the 27.1 update, which usually lands 4–6 weeks after September, once the most significant bugs are fixed. Before upgrading, back up with Time Machine, check that your essential apps support the new macOS, and do a quick cleanup to avoid install issues. CleanMyMac’s Smart Care handles this in a few clicks.

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A long time ago, in a place far away, … … 

… … No it’s not an entry to a Star Wars movie … … 

… … I recognized McPaw’s Clean My Mac as a great tool for my MAC OSX hardware.

Following them, I have (I believe) have avoided all the pitfalls that have hit others.

Unfortunately, Apple’s Time Machine has expired (I guess of old age), so I rely on DROPBOX and IDRIVE to keep my backups.  I also use ONEDRIVE for my Microsoft Office files that I manually copy to DROPBOX on a monthly basis.

I have ROSE as my primary machine and BLUE as my secondary.  Unfortunately, I’m not good about keeping the secondary up to date.

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APPLICATION: GOOGLE AUTHENTICATOR

Sunday, March 8, 2026

GOOGLE AUTHENTICATOR on iphone13pro and pixel9a; none for MAC OSX.

Argh!

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NOTRECOMMENDED: LASTPASS no longer recommended; Use BITWARDEN instead

Sunday, April 6, 2025

LASTPASS has dropped support for Mac OSX application.  

No appologies; just dropped.

Sigh!

I’m testing BITWARDEN and Apple’s PASSWORD app.

Not that I’m an “influencer”, but I have RECOMMENDED LASTPASS for a long time.  Removing it’s availability from a key computer platform is short sighted at best and dumb at worst.

IMHO

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HARDWARE: Turn off the Caps Lock key

Monday, August 11, 2014

http://www.cultofmac.com/246792/stop-yelling-turn-off-the-caps-lock-key-on-your-mac-os-x-tips/

Stop Yelling – Turn Off The Caps Lock Key On Your Mac [OS X Tips]

Rob LeFebvre (6:00 am PDT, Sep 23rd 2013)

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Gal Pal’s Mom, on a Windoze implementation, for the n-th time, had the caps lock on while typing her password for AOL.

(Yeah, I know, who knew AOL was still business.)

So, Gal Pal asked me how to permanently disable it.

Easy peasy.

Then I go to think of all the times I inadvertently did the same thing.

So I found out how to turn it off on the Mac OS X.

Easier!

Done.

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