A step-by-step account of how Disk Arbitration and APFS mount an external disk, from handling its partitions, to performing trims.
Author: hoakley
macOS Ventura 13.3, Monterey 12.6.4 and Big Sur 11.7.5 bring firmware updates for all supported Macs
This week’s updates to macOS 13.3, 12.6.4 and 11.7.5 should have updated the firmware of every supported Mac. […]
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What should you do if a firmware update goes wrong? Here’s a guide to avoid panic, whether your Mac is Intel, has a T2, or M-series chip, and for Studio Displays.
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Update adds a 22nd tool, to display a log extract tailored to examining the mounting of APFS disks. Also valuable for any APFS investigation.
The update to macOS Ventura 13.3 is substantial, and brings many improvements and fixes, including the following listed […]
Apple has just released updates to bring macOS 13 Ventura to version 13.3 (build 22E252), and security updates […]
Achilles had gone missing, hiding as a young woman in the royal court on Skyros, where Odysseus found him. And a master archer was bitten on the foot by a snake.
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 196. Here are my solutions to them. 1: One […]
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