Automatic Date & Time settings do not work

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Automatic Date & Time settings do not work

MacBook Pro 13" 2020.

Automatic time setting is not working properly - it sets itself to June 2020.

Source is time.apple.com – I've tried others, but not matter how I set the field, it immediately reverts back to time.apple.com

I've reset PRAM, booted in safe mode, reset the time using Terminal, followed every "fix" I can find on Mac forums etc. and nothing works.

Can anyone help ???

(PLEASE, no links to "how to set the time on your Mac" articles, this is a technical bug, not user error)

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 14.1

Posted on Nov 18, 2023 2:01 AM

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Answer 1

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Luis Sequeira1

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Nov 18, 2023 6:52 AM in response to alastair159

There were other threads with the same problem, and it appears that deleting a certain stuck file was the solution.

In Terminal, type

sudo rm /var/db/timed/com.apple.timed.plist

then type your password when asked, and press enter.

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Answer 2

Nov 18, 2023 5:36 AM in response to alastair159

I've seen someone report if they Change the Region setting in General, Language & Region, changed the Region from the US to the UK then back to the US, then the problem disappeared!

Might be worth a try.

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alastair159 Author

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Nov 20, 2023 2:53 AM in response to Randall_2023

Thanks for the suggestion! I tried it, didn't work though.

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alastair159 Author

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Nov 20, 2023 2:54 AM in response to Randall_2023

Thanks for the suggestion! I tried it, didn't work though.

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alastair159 Author

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Nov 20, 2023 3:00 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Thank you Luis! That worked!

For anyone else reading this, run the Terminal script and then immediately reboot - that's what worked for me.

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jazmec

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Nov 27, 2023 8:30 PM in response to alastair159

Worked for me too - thanks Luis

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jazmec

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Nov 27, 2023 8:32 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1

works for me - thanks - it occurred when battery ran flat and recharged.

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Answer 8

Dec 13, 2023 5:53 PM in response to alastair159

Tive ontem o mesmo problema, e comigo

essa solução também funcionou.

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