New version creates and maintains Case-sensitive APFS sparse bundles in addition to its previous range of formats.
Category Archive: Macs
Big Sur ended up with a total of 50 GB of updates on Apple silicon Macs. While Ventura did much better, its smallest update was still just under 2 GB. Now Sonoma is doing much better.
macOS Sonoma is currently forked into two: one series of builds for M3 Macs, and another for all the rest. How does that affect the user?
Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Fitter opens packages […]
After two unscheduled updates to Sonoma, neither has been released as an RSR. Has Apple given up with its new lightweight macOS updates?
Examines two special core allocation modes: for the virtual cores in a macOS VM, and in Sonoma’s new Game Mode.
Apple has just released a security update for macOS Sonoma, bringing it to version 14.1.2. The download is […]
Why macOS may refuse to give you a very large sparse bundle, how you can’t change the password of encrypted sparse bundles, and more.
Looks at power use and energy efficiency in M3 Pro chips, deriving equations for energy use according to numbers of cores used and their role.
Automatic Time Machine backups aren’t scheduled to run at precise times, but when it’s convenient. This explains how, and what to do if goes wrong.
The Eclectic Light Company 