APFS checks file system metadata, not file data. Consistency Scan has gone missing, verifying checksums doesn’t appear to verify data, and Verify Integrity seems to do something altogether different.
Category Archive: Macs
The most frequent error written to the log during my backups concerns a rogue RTFD that went recursive on me 4 years ago, and has come back to haunt me.
Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: First person seed […]
The most accessible of any metadata in the Finder and apps, Finder tags can be ideal for classifying files and folders into no more than 7 categories. Here’s how they work.
Fixes one bug, and adds two new features. Can now autosave, to help you make workflows quicker and more reliable.
A look at some of the factors determining the performance of new M3 chips compared to the M1 and M2 versions, and how not to compare them.
Detailed account and explanation of the sequence of phases during an automatic backup in Sonoma 14.0 and 14.1, with tear-out chart.
First released 16 years ago, it was destined for Time Capsules, and relied on hard links in HFS+. It soon used APFS snapshots, and now uses them as the basis for its backups.
Version 1.3 adds drag and drop onto a document window, and a Scratchpad to store keywords that you use often. For 10.14.6 and later.
For older articles about previous versions of OS X, see this article macOS 11 Big Sur and Apple […]
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