In macOS 12.4, it’s impossible to run First Aid on any container or APFS volume on a disk with a Time Machine APFS backup volume, except in Recovery.
Category Archive: Macs
It depends whether you’re going to boot macOS from it, on the space required for snapshots, and how large they could become. And there’s more.
File data stored towards the periphery of the disk is read and written nearly twice as fast as that near the centre. How to take advantage of this.
The update to bring Monterey to version 12.4 is substantial, and brings many changes across macOS. Apple’s release […]
Apple has just released the update to macOS Monterey, bringing it to version 12.4. Release notes state that […]
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 151. Here are my solutions to them. 1: The […]
Which is faster with a hard disk: using APFS or sticking with HFS+? Are there any differences in their performance on SSDs?
Monterey changes the way that Recovery works on M1 Macs, making them more like Intel Macs by using a paired Recovery volume. But that could spell trouble.
Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: The city where […]
Lossy and non-lossy compression explained, with examples and an outline of how JPEG compression is performed.
The Eclectic Light Company 