Disk images originated in the 1960s, and are still valuable tools in modern macOS. They have their limitations, though, and in some cases should be replaced by APFS volumes.
Category Archive: Macs
If there’s a problem, you may try Recovery mode. What do you do when that proves to be a problem? Solutions for Intel and Apple silicon Macs.
Virtual Machines for lightweight virtualisation on Apple silicon Macs rely on sparse files. Here are tips to ensure they stay small and don’t explode to full size.
macOS may alert you when you’re trying to open or run a file, with an alert informing you that malware was detected. But what about in scans?
Samples of four malicious software downloaded and run on macOS 13.1. Could it detect and block them effectively? Or do you need 3rd party protection?
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 184. Here are my solutions to them. 1: When […]
How APFS containers and volumes work. What hard links, clones and sparse files are, and when they break down.
The M1 series shot from 4 performance cores to 16, Ventura turned up as an update instead of an upgrade, then there came cryptexes, System Settings and Stage Manager.
Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through into the New Year. 1: When Messages came from […]
XProtect Remediator takes on XCSSET (DubRobber) malware. Does it detect and remove it?
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