We used to reset the Desktop, the SMC, and NVRAM, install the Combo updater, or perform a clean install. Now there’s only Safe mode left.
Category Archive: Macs
What is Time Machine best at doing? What are its current limitations in macOS Sonoma, when backing up to APFS? A draft list.
Once you know how to configure an app to be able to use Game Mode, you can run better tests. Here are measurements of CPU and GPU performance for comparison between Full Screen and Game Mode.
Two different errors when backing up two different Macs, a recursive RTFD document, and APFS path length limits. But what’s this about FileProvider?
How well can Time Machine back up other volumes, such as those on external drives? Can it restore them when the original disk fails or goes missing?
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 229. Here are my solutions to them. 1: On-camera […]
If you want to install some updates but not all, this version adds two improvements to help you do that without unintentionally downloading what you don’t want.
Sonoma 14.1.1 and Ventura 13.6.2 apparently contained ‘important bug fixes and security updates’, although Apple provides no further details. What is going on?
Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: On-camera preview shows […]
Apple silicon Macs are designed and built for reliability. Using old techniques to safeguard from disaster isn’t wise: they need to be reappraised, and contingencies planned accordingly.
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