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Mathematia UI displays '$Failed' in several places

I recently purchased and downloaded Mathematica. I'm on Linux, so I ran the provided installer script as root. I've activated it with my activation key, and installation reported success. Prior to ...
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Mathematica 12.1 is treating all my cells as raw texts by default

I was once using Mathematica 11 it all works fine - when I create new Notebook (.nb) input like 1+1 and press shift+...
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How to config Mathematica to make Cell GroupOpener visible?

I am using Mathematica 12 and I am trying to set up some global preferences. What I am looking for is a way to set up globally (i.e. once and for all), for the Cells of ...
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How to open Details and Options in Help Browser by default? [duplicate]

One of minor inconveniences for me is when I invoke the Help browser for a context symbol (or via search, does not matter), the Details and Options section cell is closed, and I must click to open it. ...
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Configuration to limit time spent on formatting output

A typical example: I type the expression DumpSave["/some/path/dump.mx", something] ...and hit Shift-Enter. Then the kernel goes off on a 15-minute evaluation. ...
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Specifically retrieving all "non-default" option values from the Options Inspector

Recently Mathematica broke on me and I had to reinstall. I lost all of the changes I've made in my Options Inspector over the past year and am attempting to go back and change them again by memory. ...
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how to show or find full path of file listed in the File->Open dialog?

This question was posted 2 days ago at community. I had a good answer but it does not quit do what I wanted. Hence I am trying here to see if someone might know of some other solution. Here is the ...
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Is there a way to make the "Details" section of the Documentation expanded by default?

By default, the Mathematica documentation opens with the "Details" section collapsed. This is never what I'm looking for — in fact, I've lost count of the times I've sought help on a feature and not ...
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How to let output and message be print to two separate external files?

How to let output and message be print to two separate external files? Also, I'd like the content print out to have similar look as when it's print inside the notebook, i.e. it should be in ...
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